Park Ranger Magazine

27/11/2013

Our apologies for the inordinate delay in getting Park Ranger 3 to you.

We had a catastrophic computer crash affecting all three of our main computers in the Summer when Park Ranger was first at repro and lost a considerable number of files, programs and even the fonts used for the magazines. We've since recompiled Park Ranger 3 but now have all three of our titles ready for print at the same time (Park Ranger, Technical Rescue & ArbClimber).

We need to get back to our original staggered production so, because Technical Rescue magazine and ArbClimber magazine are not too overdue we have taken the decision to proceed with them first so that Park Ranger magazine is the only one of the three to be unduly late. However, we this digital version of Park Ranger is available free of charge and for hardcopy subscribers the printed magazine will also be sent free of charge when it is printed shortly after the other two titles have been produced. Your subscriptions will be reset to expire after the addition of an extra edition of Park Ranger magazine.

We look forward to getting back to normal in 2014 ('back to normal' means that we're still always late but not this late!)

Thanks for your patience and understanding. Have a great Christmas/Holidays and Happy New Year - we can at least be early with something.

Cheers
Ade Scott [Managing Editor] & Lee Lang [Editor]


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08/11/2013

EVEN LATER THAN USUAL...........

Our sincere apologies for the tardiness of Park Ranger magazine. Issue 3 is currently complete and at repro but even for us this is unusually late. In fact all three of our magazines are late because we unfortunately experienced a perfect storm of circumstances that conspired to make us even later than we normally are; Aside from losing PRm's editor and webmaster for a while helping battle the Yosemite fires I managed to crash both of our main computers trying to download pictures from a mobile phone. When it didn't work on the main computer I stupidly tried it on the backup! Unbeknown to us at the time our repro computer over 100 miles away was also busy being infected by whatever it is we did and we had to have all three computers reconfigured losing a ton of files and programs. We had to repurchase some programs and the last articles to go into Park Ranger had to be re-written with all three magazines having to start reprographics (setting up for print) all over again. We've caught up with just about everything but now have all three magazines ready to go at the same time.

So we have had to reset our schedules for the three magazines. The digital version of Park Ranger 3 will now be sent out while we get Technical Rescue and Arb Climber magazines printed. The hardcopy version of Park Ranger magazine will be sent to you after these two have gone out so that only one of our three titles is late, however, it will be FREE of CHARGE. Subscribers will have an extra issue added to their subscription.

Once again, our apologies for the hiccup but we may now have beaten technology into submission and hope that 2014 runs a little smoother than this year!

19/05/2013

A quick image by Lee (the editor) as he drives through the west to reach Yosemite where he will be stationed for 6 months working as a ranger in Yosemite NP!

25/04/2013

REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SELF-INSPECTION
of all CMC Rescue and CMC/Roco harnesses and straps using PenSafe 9225 Friction Buckles.

http://www.rangermagazine.com/images/pdfs/CMCRescue-PenSafe_Buckle042213.pdf

25/04/2013

PETZL HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR ALL ZIG-ZAGS
http://www.arbclimber.com/images/PDFs/PetzlSafetyRecall-ZigZag.pdf

23/04/2013

The passing of a legend -
http://www.climbing.com/news/layton-kor-is-dead/

4/22/13 - Layton Kor, one of the most prolific and acomplished American climbers of the 1960s, has died at age 74. Kor had suffered from kidney failur

23/04/2013

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20/04/2013

Petzl has issued a Stop Use Statement for the Petzl Zig-Zag:http://www.arbclimber.com/images/PDFs/PetzlSafetyAlert-ZigZag.pdf

16/04/2013

Petzl has provided the following statement regarding the reported Zig-Zag failurehttp://www.arbclimber.com/images/PDFs/PetzlZigZag.pdf

15/04/2013

SAFETY WARNING- PETZL ZIG-ZAG

There have been reports of a failure of the top eye of a Petzl Zig-Zag in Germany. This reportedly resulted in injury after a 5m fall so until we have more information on the nature of the incident it would be safest to refrain from using your Petzl Zig-Zag until Petzl have investigated and either given the all-clear or put out a safety notice or recall. More information will follow.

27/03/2013

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22/03/2013

Park Ranger Magazine issue 2 has been mailed and the electronic version posted to the website