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Show l - L H : share, I clambered to my feet and tested the ice with the spiked iron plate (called right bootamppn) clamped to my acj ' Then I stepped down. 11 7 Without warning, two crampon spikes broke from their plate, causing my foot to shoot forward. With a startled yelp, I twisted off balance, toppled backward to the ice, and began to slide! Through a whirfof tealesTl saw Hart-ma- n and Garza a few yards 'mSnfrSSSSOT' in my path. "Look out!" I screamed. "I can't stop!" But instead of lunging aside, they dug their spikes into the ice and crouehed to lbloBSZrlH friends from plunging with me jagged rocks of the lower slopes. feet above them, I skidded my 210 to the left As I shot past Garza "Use your pick!" to the A few pounds yelled: (.'. t to regain my footing. But each time the tool swooped down, it bobbed lamely along the glazed surface. Horrified, I realized that the pick head had been pulled loose while saving me from minor slides earlier in the day and that it was now useless. into" a FuddeiIythe4cefield-droppe- d sheer cliff, and I shot into space. Head over heels, I flipped down toward the giant volcanic rocks below. I closed my eyes. With a jarring force, I hit the ground inches from a mammoth rock. The impact tossed me back into the air like a ,mblr jdoJl, cAtepuiyp rocks and over another cliff! As I smashed to the ground again I bounced up and contorted wildly through n a space. This time I landed feet first-i: patetuof dcaiiitraslrireariy f 06feet f I had first slipped. Then ; I somersaulted numbly 600 feet more, down a n in decline, stopping rora-whe- re 60-degr- ee face-dow- ash. had plunged some 1,300 feet! NtAme I foul-tasti- man will stay here with you. When the wind comes up tonight and starts blowing this volcanic ash, youTl need help to keep ng Isehadeveriivechtotellabout fallings even half that distance on Popo. Hartman and Garza inched their way down the slope. After reaching me, they kit into poured sulpha from our first-ai- d my gashed forehead and gave me a few codeine pills to kill the pain. But it was ' obvious that my six feet, five inches of dead weight was too much for two exhausted men. to carry down the treacherous mountainside. Til go find help," Garza told me. "Hart- - "... n s & t , 4, . Shrinks Ilemorrhoid n PHOTO CREDITS New Way Poge 4s fclock Star. Pag 5; UPI. : Without Surgery stops rrai - rjuim tm For the first time science has found .You lwjb' may need work!- famous DeWitt's Pills with their positive analgesic action for fast relier of symptomatic pains in hark irvint and muscles. 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Soothing a deafening rumble From above, a new danger. Rocks the size of footballs, loosened by the storm, rained into the ash, barely missing my head. I went rigid with fear. Even if I survived, could I keep my sanity? "eTrrBSaddeiilrw- it had begun,r the"" avalanche stopped. But the below-zer- o cold persisted. Frostbite was beginning to numb my feet and legs. And there was - - Discover how you may now hear clearly with this amazing new electronic capsule. Look at diagram above. See how naturally capsule fits in ear slips in and out as easily as snapping your finsers! . , NO cords, NO wires, NO plastic tubes. Discover how ft may help you stay actively happy in family, social, church and community life. Write today for descriptive FREE book, Beltone Hearing Aid sent in plain wrapper. Address: Dept. 12. Co., 2900 W. 36th St., Chicago S Nature waited for him to leave, then loosed her full tominirTerce" storm rakeo the mountain, churning dense clouds of snow and ash. I tried to brush the residue away, but it piled up on my legs and chest,; steadily covering me. I could manage onl to keep my nostrils clear and pray that the shallow trough Hartman had dug to protect me would not become my grave. Iid?aeaV". . Does HEARING LOSS rob you of Togetherness with Family and Friends ? down-mounta- in At-JtC6LB- IIS , - aB a from being buried alive." Garza left and darkness fell The wind "whipp':iiigerrwniH&g' little tornado funnels of ash around us. As the gusts shifted the gray residue around me, I suddenly began sliding. A few yards ahead was another sheer cliff ! 'Stop me!" I yelled. Instantly; Hartman grabbed my jacket "grounl lis hells into the ash; land jerked me to a halt Keeping a firm hold on me, and. with his he crept other arm swiftly scooped a depression the length of my body in the ash. He packed lifcthorotrghl For two hours we waited with no word from Garza. Then we decided Hartman, too, should descend and seek help. It was imperative that I get to a hospital for nothing A Y examination. I did as he said, flailing Frantically, the pick, praying for one firm bite that would give me a split second n It 3 S j crater, we hacked put niches in the thick ice and sat down to eat After gulping my CAR Tilt Mitel? THE Maybe it was beginner's luck, but this novice climber bounced 1,300 feet down Mount Popo, spent hours nearly buried in volcanic ash and survived! deep, UTCMAt NC v? us r?r7 mmm emollients plus sulphur compounds and properties help heat rkin, help prevent secondary infections. al 13 Kt-w- ni ff SITC3 Lovely W tens sites in Central Florida hi'U, lake, grove area $493, no money down, $10 a month S miles from famous Rainbow 22 saiks to Tnrutft Electricity, phones M n Write Dept. 320-- 1 FREE color folder Rainbow Park, Box 521, OCA LA, Florida. 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