Word: disasterously
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sir: In reading "Denali Strikes Back" [Aug. 11], I was amazed that Bradford Washburn blamed "serious tactical blunders" for the mountaineering disaster. This statement seems to indicate that the expedition made some mistakes that most mountaineers would routinely avoid and that these errors were largely responsible for the tragedy. In...
It is difficult to determine why the disaster happened without knowing first what happened. At the present time no one knows what happened-it may well be that no one will ever know. The summit team was very strong and equipped much better than most groups. They had the combined...
It was the worst death toll yet in a disaster-prone sport that badly needs more stringent supervision. So far this year, 36 chutists have died; last year the figure was 23, the year before 25. The U.S. Parachute Association argues that there is only one fatality for every 55.000...
Its airport was brand-new six years ago -and outmoded before the cement on its new runways was dry. Its single-entrance internal road system has been dubbed the "world's largest cul-de-sac," and last fall it suffered a monumental traffic tie-up similar to Kennedy'...
Moaned Florida's Dante Fascell, one of the bill's managers: "I feel like the man who tried to prevent disaster by putting his finger in the dike-only to have somebody come along and saw off his arm."