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Page 2A NATION East Oregonian Th rsday, Jan ary , 0 Two men reach top of El Capitan Associated Press YOSEMITE NATION- AL PARK, Calif. — A pair of Americans on Wednes- day completed what had long been considered the world s most dif c lt roc climb, sing only their hands and feet to ascend a 3,000-foot vertical wall on El Capitan, the forbidding granite pedestal in Yosem- ite National Par that has bec oned advent rers for more than half a cent ry. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the rst to free-climb the roc formation s awn Wall, a feat that many had considered impossible. They sed ropes and safety harnesses to catch them in case of a fall, b t relied en- tirely on their own strength and dexterity to ascend by grasping crac s as thin as razor blades and as small as dimes. The effort too days, as the two dealt with con- stant falls and in ries. t their s ccess completes a yearslong dream that bor- dered on obsession for the men. Caldwell nished the climb rst Wednesday af- ternoon. Jorgeson ca ght p min tes later. The two embraced before Jorgeson p mped his arms in the air and clapped his hands above his head. They then sat down for a few min- tes, gathered their gear, changed their clothes and hi ed to the s mmit. The tre p the world s largest granite monolith began ec. . Caldwell and Jorgeson lived on the wall itself. They ate and slept in tents fastened to the roc tho sands of feet above the gro nd and bat- tled painf l c ts to their ngertips m ch of the way. Free-climbers do not p ll themselves p with ca- bles or se chisels to carve o t handholds. Instead, they climb inch by inch, wedging their ngertips and feet into tiny crevices or gripping sharp, thin pro- ections of roc . In photo- graphs, the two appeared at times li e Spider-Man, with arms and legs splayed across the pale roc that has been described as AP Photo/Odessa American, Mark Sterkel Officials investigate the scene of a prison transport bus crash, Wednesday in Pen- well, Texas. Law enforcement officials said the bus carrying prisoners and correc- tions officers fell from an overpass in West Texas and crashed onto train tracks be- low, killing at least 10 people. Ten dead after prison bus skids off highway, hits train Associated Press the 0 deaths in a statement, adding that fo r prisoners and one corrections of - cer were inj red. Tiffany arston, spo eswoman for Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, said fo r of the in- j red are in critical condition and one is in serio s condi- tion. Jason Clar , a epart- ment of Criminal J stice spo esman, said the b s was new and had been placed in service only this past s mmer. It was ta ing the inmates from the Middle- ton prison in Abilene to the Sanchez prison in El Paso, which is abo t 0 miles west of where the accident happened. The prisoners did not have any leg restraints, said Jason Heaton, agency direc- tor for the region. Only the driver’s seat had a seat belt, he said. Li e many b ses, the vehicle did not have seat belts on the bench-type seats where the prisoners were seated. After the accident aro nd 30 a.m., the white b s came to rest on its side, next to the railroad trac s, cr m- pled with heavy damage to its front and ndercarriage. The top of the b s was caved inward. The nion Paci c freight train with fo r locomotives O ESSA, Texas — A prison b s s idded off an icy Texas highway, slid down an emban ment and collided with a passing freight train Wednesday, illing eight in- mates and two corrections of cers, incl ding the b s driver, a thorities said. The overpass on Inter- state 0 was slic with ice Wednesday morning when the Texas epartment of Criminal J stice b s left the roadway in Penwell, j st west of Odessa, according to Ector Co nty Sheriff Mar onaldson. The prisoners, who did not have seat belts, were handc ffed together in pairs, of cials said. Some of them were ejected from the b s after it str c the train, said Trooper Elizabeth arney of the Texas epartment of P blic Safety. An earlier accident on the I- 0 overpass may have con- trib ted to the prison b s los- ing control, onaldson said. “It s as bad as yo can imagine,” Odessa Fire and Resc e attalion Chief Ka- vin Tinney told the Odessa American newspaper. “In 3 years it’s as bad as anything I’ve seen.” The Texas epartment of Criminal J stice con rmed and cars came to a stop soon after. None of the cars derailed, b t two containers at the rear of the train were damaged, said Mar avis, a railroad spo esman. The containers were carrying h ndreds of par- cels and pac ages, many of which were strewn along the trac s. No nion Paci c em- ployees were inj red. The train, which was trav- eling from the Los Angeles area to Marion, Ar ansas, remained stopped at the ac- cident site several ho rs after the accident, avis said. “We’ll send crews to in- spect the train, inspect the trac ,” he said. The National Transporta- tion Safety oard said it was sending its own team of in- spectors to the scene. Texas Lt. ov. an Pat- ric iss ed a statement of- fering condolences to the families of those illed in the wrec . “I also pray for a speedy recovery of a third correc- tional staff member and fo r offenders who were trans- ported with inj ries,” he said. In J ne, an inmate was illed and several other peo- ple were inj red when a e- partment of Criminal J stice van collided with a car in Central Texas. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper? — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 smooth as a bedroom wall. oth men needed to ta e rest days to wait for their s in to heal. They sed tape and even s pergl e to help with the process. At one point, Caldwell set an alarm to wa e him every few ho rs to apply a spe- cial lotion to his throbbing hands. They also too physical p nishment when their grip wo ld slip, pitching them into long, swinging falls that left them bo ncing off the roc face. The t mbles, which they called ta ing a whipper,” ended in star- tling jolts from their safety ropes. Caldwell and Jorgeson had help from a team of s pporters who bro ght food and s pplies and shot video of the advent re. The 36-year-old Cald- well and 30-year-old Jorgeson ate canned peach- es and occasionally sipped whis ey. They watched their rine evaporate into Corrections The East Oregonian wor s hard to be acc rate and sincerely regrets any errors. If yo notice a mista e in the paper, please call - 66-0 . 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A wintry mix near the Cascades; snow in central parts. Morning freezing fog near the Idaho border. Cascades: A passing shower this afternoon; increasing cloudiness in the south. Northern California: Clouds and sun today. Periods of rain tonight, but dry in the interior mountains. Lo 46 28 35 51 28 27 47 35 36 32 35 35 32 44 48 51 28 35 36 44 37 46 31 33 43 38 32 W r pc pc r pc c r c c pc pc c c pc r r pc c c r pc r c c r c sn Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 52 36 46 57 42 39 54 50 52 43 48 43 40 55 55 59 36 53 50 51 49 54 38 44 51 49 49 Lo 42 18 30 51 22 19 43 29 31 25 34 23 23 43 48 50 24 30 32 40 29 43 26 25 39 35 29 W sh sn r r sh r sh pc pc r sh r r r sh sh r pc r sh r sh r r sh r sn Hi 41 65 47 47 73 35 49 59 45 82 46 Lo 22 55 40 38 43 23 38 48 25 68 40 W pc s pc r pc c r pc s t r Hi 41 68 50 44 72 30 46 59 39 84 51 Fri. Lo 15 55 43 30 43 24 34 53 18 68 40 W s s r pc pc c pc c c s pc WINDS Boardman Pendleton Today Friday VAR 2-4 SSE 4-8 SW 10-20 WSW 10-20 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Periods of rain today; any time across the north, during the afternoon elsewhere. Eastern and Central Oregon: Freezing fog morning fog; clouds and sun in the south to- day. Increasingly cloudy near the Cascades. Western Washington: Periods of rain today; arriving in the afternoon across the south. Hi 53 32 46 57 38 37 52 41 40 41 49 37 37 50 55 59 35 38 38 47 47 49 34 41 47 42 41 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. WORLD CITIES (in mph) Klamath Falls 49/35 COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Director Jake Duquette Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook Copyright © 2014, EO Media Group Yesterday Normals Records To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: Legal Advertising: (USPS 164-980) 40° 36° thin, dry air and handed toilet sac s, called wag bags,” to helpers who dis- posed of them. There are abo t 00 ro tes p the roc nown among climbers as “El Cap,” and many have made it to the top, the rst in . Even the awn Wall had been scaled. Warren arding and ean Cald- well (no relation to Tom- my made it p in 0, sing climbing ropes and co ntless rivets over days. No one, however, had ever made it to the 3,000- foot s mmit in one contin- o s free-climb — ntil now. “ e doesn t nderstand the magnit de of the ac- complishment and the ex- citement generated,” said Mi e Caldwell, Tommy s father, who along with an- other 00 people gathered at the meadow below bro e into cheer when the men reached the top. • Stephanie Burkenbine for same-day redelivery www.eastoregonian.com AP Photo/Ben Margot Tommy Caldwell, left, and Kevin Jorgeson near the summit of El Capitan Wednesday as seen from the valley floor in Yosemite National Park, Calif. 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Much of the nation can expect near- to above-average temperatures today. Rain will affect the Deep South and the coastal Northwest with spotty snow showers in New England and around the upper Great Lakes. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 79° in Pompano Beach, Fla. 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