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<blockquote data-quote="badaxemoo" data-source="post: 311774" data-attributes="member: 3926"><p>Used to be a park ranger. Worked in two parks with lots of mountaineering activity. While the vast majority of climbers were responsible, a few weren't. At times I pondered the amount of time and resources spent on rescues even though many of the rescuers were volunteers and helicopter time from the National Guard was used as training. It is possible to charge someone if their negligence led to the rescue, but it is rarely done. The legal fees would probably be greater than the rescue costs.</p><p></p><p>The nastiest rescue I was ever involved with had nothing to do with climbing. Just a 300+ lb. guy who took an "S" turn too fast on his Harley, went off the road, and went about 100' down a steep boulder field. The bike was in pieces and he was pretty busted up - including a huge contusion on his lower back where he landed on his .357 that he had stuffed in his belt (he got a ticket from me for that!). Getting him up to the road was not a lot of fun.</p><p></p><p>I guess if you're not going to charge a guy like that for rescue, you probably shouldn't charge the climbers either. At least they don't usually weight 300 lbs if you do need to carry them out.</p><p></p><p>And truth be told, handling livestock can be hazardous. I wonder how many accidents there are per capita for farmers vs. climbers. Sometimes, even the best prepared can have an accident.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="badaxemoo, post: 311774, member: 3926"] Used to be a park ranger. Worked in two parks with lots of mountaineering activity. While the vast majority of climbers were responsible, a few weren't. At times I pondered the amount of time and resources spent on rescues even though many of the rescuers were volunteers and helicopter time from the National Guard was used as training. It is possible to charge someone if their negligence led to the rescue, but it is rarely done. The legal fees would probably be greater than the rescue costs. The nastiest rescue I was ever involved with had nothing to do with climbing. Just a 300+ lb. guy who took an "S" turn too fast on his Harley, went off the road, and went about 100' down a steep boulder field. The bike was in pieces and he was pretty busted up - including a huge contusion on his lower back where he landed on his .357 that he had stuffed in his belt (he got a ticket from me for that!). Getting him up to the road was not a lot of fun. I guess if you're not going to charge a guy like that for rescue, you probably shouldn't charge the climbers either. At least they don't usually weight 300 lbs if you do need to carry them out. And truth be told, handling livestock can be hazardous. I wonder how many accidents there are per capita for farmers vs. climbers. Sometimes, even the best prepared can have an accident. [/QUOTE]
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