Climber Falls Into St. Helens Crater; Rescue Underway

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MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. —  A climber has fallen into the crater at Mount St. Helens and a rescue is under way.

The Skamania County sheriff's says it received a 911 cell phone call for help about 1 p.m. Monday.

Undersheriff Dave Cox says a helicopter that does contract work for the U.S. Geological Surveyspotted the climber on a steep slope near the bottom of the crater but was unable to pick him up because of high winds and whiteout conditions.

Cox says a Coast Guard rescue helicopter has been called but it's uncertain if the climber can be rescued before dark. A ground rescue team is being organized.

WTF?  Normally it is Mt. Hood, this time St. Hellens.  What is the deal with these people that go mountain climbing in the middle of winter?  I say if you are dumb enough to climb a snow covered mountain in the Pacific Northwest between Thanksgiving and Easter then good luck.  We will send a nice flower arrangement to your funeral.  Or if you happen to make it out, we will gladly send an ambulance to the end of the paved road, but that is about it.  The cost and risk and sometimes loss of lives of the rescuers is too much to come get your dumb ass if you attempt foolish ventures.

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So Obama is now talking about how he is worried about the deficit.  But in 15 months he has increased the debt more than Reagan or George W. Bush did in 8 years in office.  With his budget by 2015 our national debt will be 103% of our GDP.  Most economists agree that the maximum debt that a nation can survive is 90% of GDP.  Something needs to be changed and it looks like it will be mine and my children's generations that will have to pay to clean up the mess left by the baby boomers.

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