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Japanese Climber Injured in Calif. Fall

Authorities say a rock-climbing tourist has suffered serious head injuries in a fall in the Southern California desert. Thirty-six-year-old Yosuke Komiya of Yokohama, Japan, fell 25 feet (7.6 meters) Sunday afternoon in Joshua Tree National Park. He was flown to …

Climber Blown Off Washington Monument Not Injured

A climber inspecting the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument was blown about 30 feet off the monument’s face by a gust of wind but wasn’t injured. The National Park Service says the wind gust about 6 p.m. Friday pushed the climber, Erik …