UAF mountaineering class recovers from avalanche

Members of a University of Alaska Fairbanks mountaineering class are recovering after being hit by an avalanche in the eastern Alaska Range.  The incident has raised questions about the university taking students into the mountains.
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The McCallum Peak climbing trip was the culmination of an 11 week University of Alaska Fairbanks mountaineering course. UAF spokeswoman Marian Grimes says the group, which inc