Click for ['00 News] ['98 News] Fate of 60 Million Acres at Stake Wednesday, December 15, 1999 The Forest Service, in response to a directive from President Clinton, is developing a draft policy on how lands that have been "untouched by human intervention", specifically "roadless" lands, should be managed and protected. Public comment on this matter expires on December 20, 1999. New Official Height for Everest Thursday, November 11, 1999 Scientists supported by the National Geographic and Boston's Museum of Science were able to operate Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite equipment on the very top of Mount Everest last May and have determined the precise height of the world's tallest mountain. NOLS Founder Paul Petzoldt Dead at 91 Monday, October 11, 1999 Teton climbing pioneer Paul Petzoldt, the man who started the National Outdoor Leadership School, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, at a nursing home in Topsham, Maine. He was 91. Baker Holds World Snowfall Record Thursday, August 26, 1999 The Mt. Baker Ski Area in northwestern Washington reported 1,140 inches of snowfall for the '98-99 season — the most ever measured in a single season. The National Climate Extremes Committee made a unanimous recommendation to the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center to accept the figure. Outdoor Retailer Worker Killed by Falling Beam 6:59 a.m. Thursday, August 12, 1999 The single fatality from yesterday's tornado occurred in Pavilion 2 when one of the massive support beams for what is essentially a huge tent fell on a worker. Allen Crandy, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was killed. Protests Mark Vail's Expansion Thursday, July 1, 1999 Construction on Vail's 885-acre Category III got underway July 1, but not before more than 30 protesters representing various environmental groups tried to block the main access road up Vail Mountain. Jim Haberl Killed in Alaska Thursday, May 6, 1999 Well known climber and author James Haberl, of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, was killed Friday, April 29, when a slab avalanche pushed him over a cliff in the University Range of Wrangell-St.Elias National Park in Alaska. Mythic Carstensz Pyramid Reopens Tuesday, March 9, 1999 Australasia's highest peak, Indonesia's Carstensz Pyramid (or Puncak Jaya to the locals) has been reopened after years of closure resulting from political instability. AAI Gets Guiding Permit Wednesday, January 6, 1999 Alpine Ascents International (AAI), one of the world's largest mountain climbing guide services, has been approved by the Denali National Park and the United States Park Service to take over one of the coveted mountain-guiding concessions on North America's highest peak--Denali (Mt. McKinley). Whistler in 2010? Thursday, December 3, 1998 The Canadian Olympic Association Tuesday morning cleared the way for Vancouver-Whistler to host the 2010 Winter Games. Daniel Osman Killed Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Experienced rock climber Daniel Osman, featured in the Masters of Stone video series was killed Monday when he fell 1200 feet while performing a "controlled free fall." Lord Hunt Dead at 88 Wednesday, November 11, 1998 In 1953, as leader of the first successful Everest expedition, Hunt, a climber himself, gave up his chance for the summit and instead made it possible for Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to reach the top Snowboarder Killed in Utah Tuesday, November 10, 1998 A 21-year-old snowboarder was killed Saturday after he triggered an avalanche in a popular "closed" area of the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. Lute Jerstad Dead Monday, November 2, 1998 Lute Jerstad, who participated in the first successful American Everest expedition in 1963, died yesterday while trekking in the Everest Region. Jerstad, 61, apparently suffered a heart attack while in Tukla, below the village of Lobuche at 5000m.