Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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https://gma.yahoo.com/engagement-ring-l ... s-sex.html

At least they have a great attitude about it!
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Re: Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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Grand Teton has grown a little if it is now 14,000 feet... That or we have started rounding up...

Pretty funny story tho!
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Re: Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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Accuracy is hard.
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Re: Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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This is why I chose Elbert for my engagement spot. Sleep deprivation and altitude to confuse her and make her agree to things she otherwise wouldn't agree to. 343257 other people on the summit to help me find it if I had dropped it.
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Re: Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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Personally, I'd take it as an omen.
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Re: Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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My wedding ring is somewhere in the Ingraham Glacier on Rainier. I'm sure that there many engagement and wedding rings out there on the peaks.

I wonder what the average lifespan of a wedding ring is among climbers?
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Re: Man Drops Engagement Ring at 14,000 feet

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It might be good to take a metal detector up to the top of Grand Teton to probe all of the cracks and crevices. I fortunately still have my wedding ring. After a few days of dehydration and inadequate amount of calories on a big expedition, my fingers do shrink.
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