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Kyle Dempster & Scott Adamson Missing on Ogre 2 8-Sep-2016 At 2:12:36 PM Damien Gildea

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"The climbers, through their memberships with the American Alpine Club (AAC), had what is billed by the AAC as “$12,500 of rescue coverage.” That number breaks down to $7,500 of coverage with Global Rescue...This situation, however, turned out to be different. It wasn’t a rescue that was being requested, but a search. Although Global Rescue could technically arrange a search, it wouldn’t be covered through the climbers’ rescue-coverage plan. In addition, searches are far costlier because they often require more time, helicopter support, and manpower. The GoFundMe page got started because there were so many upfront costs..."

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/activities/climbing/crowdfund-rescue-for-climbers/