May 2008 - Posts

• Liability Release

  Participant Agreement, Acknowledgment of Risk, and Release from Liability for  Cops on Top The information on this site is a compilation of unverified information from many different sources. Accuracy of any of the information cannot be assured, as it is subject to change over time.   Also, descriptions of difficulty and danger are always subjective and depend on the physical characteristics, experience, technical ability, confidence, and physical fitness of the individual who supplied the description.  Therefore, be warned that you must exercise your own judgment on its difficulty and your ability to safely protect yourself from risk.     Your safety depends on your own good judgment, based your own experience and a realistic assessment of your ability. If you have any doubt as to your ability, do not attempt it.  To make your experience safer, you are advised to consult with others about the difficulty and danger prior to attempting it, and engage an instructor or guide to learn safety techniques.  VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION: You acknowledge that participation in any Cops on Top activity is voluntary.   ASSUMPTION OF RISK: You are aware that these activities involve risk, and could result in injury, illness, death, and damage or loss of property. These dangers include but are not limited to: the hazards of traveling in remote areas without medical services or care, the forces of nature, the inherent dangers involved in participation in recreation, wilderness travel, and the negligent actions of other persons or agencies. You understand that all activities should be considered "exploratory", with the possibility of unexpected conditions and route variations. Cops on Top is not, nor does not provide, a professional guiding service. In order to partake in the enjoyment and excitement of these activities, you are willing to accept the risk and uncertainty involved as being an integral part of the activity. You acknowledge this risk, and assume full responsibility for any and all risks of injury, illness, death, or damage and loss to property.   PREPARATION: You understand that it is your responsibility to evaluate the difficulty of any Cops on Top activity in which you participate, and decide whether you are prepared by having the experience, skill, knowledge, equipment, and the physical and emotional stamina to safely participate.   RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND PROMISE NOT TO SUE: You agree that you, your heirs, and your personal or legal representatives hereby do release and hold harmless from all liability, and promise not to bring any suit or claim against, Cops on Top, its owners, leaders, directors, agents or representatives for any injury, illness, death, or damage and loss to property resulting from participation in any of their activities even if they negligently caused the injury or damage.   LEGAL FEES: Should it become necessary for Cops on Top, or someone on their behalf, to incur attorney's fees and costs to enforce this agreement, you agree to pay Cops on Top reasonable costs and fees thereby expended, or for which liability is incurred.   INSURANCE: You certify that you have sufficient insurance to cover any bodily injury or property damage that you may incur and/or cause while participation in any Cops on Top activity. If you have no such insurance, you certify that you are capable of paying for all such expenses and liabilities.   Posted May 04 2008, 09:27 PM by TroyBacon

• 2008 Cops on Top Summit for Heroes Roster

  STATE PARTICIPANTS DEPARTMENT               Alabama Officer Jeff Downey Frankfort Police Department, IN     Cheaha Mountain Tonya Downey Frankfort, IN     2,407 Feet Jason Downey Frankfort, IN     Ryan Downey Frankfort, IN     Kimberly Downey Frankfort, IN     David Odem Park Ranger, Mt. Cheaha, AL     Lt. Col. Steve Thompson Montgomery Police Department     Major Greg Hardy Montgomery Police Department     Officer Beverly Perkins Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women     Officer Bill Sherlock Alabama State FOP     Officer Wade Batey Huntsville Police Department     Leslie Freeman Huntsville, AL     Austin Freeman Huntsville, AL     Armon McGuire Huntsville, AL               Alaska  John Leonard National Park Service     Denali     23,320 Feet               Arizona Brian McAchran Buckeye Police Dept (Ret.), AZ     Humphreys Peak Officer Dave Smith Buckeye Police Dept, AZ     12,633 Feet Officer Kevin Rorke Buckeye Police Dept, AZ     Commander Mark Mann Buckeye Police Dept, AZ     Fireighter Donald Smith Jr. Sioux City Iowa FD (Ret.)               Arkansas David Spicer Logan County Sheriffs Office      Mount Magazine Chief Stan Campbell Booneville PD     2,753 Feet Chief Boyd Hicks Magazine PD     Sheriff Steve Smith Logan County Sheriffs Office     Deputy Don Valentine Logan County Sheriffs Office     Gail Upchurch     Lester Upchurch     Denise Spicer     Joel Kinney               California Kelly Baraga CA Highway Patrol     Mt Whitney Elisa Cush     14,494 Feet Brian Spitek FS Ranger     Dave Kirk FS Ranger               Colorado Detective Mareshah Hale Colorado Springs PD, CO     Mount Elbert Officer Christopher Cherry Colorado Springs PD, CO     14,433 Feet Officer Gary Corollo Colorado Springs PD, CO     Officer Marko Somersalmi Colorado Springs PD, CO     Officer John McFarland Colorado Springs PD, CO     Detective Mike Happ Colorado Springs PD, CO     Officer Pete Tomitsch Colorado Springs PD, CO     Perry Speelman Denver Police Department, CO     Shawn Miller Denver Police Department, CO     Chris Avitia  Denver Police Department, CO     Thomas Johnston Denver Police Department, CO     Ryan Nunnelly Denver Police Department, CO               Connecticut  Trooper J. Poisson Connecticut State Police     Mount Frissel     2,380 Feet               Delaware Cpl. Trinidad Navarro New Castle County Police     Ebright Azimuth Sergeant James Unger New Castle County Police     448 Feet Lieutenant Vaughn Bond New Castle County Police     Corporal Bucky Sayers New Castle County Police     Officer William Yeldell New Castle County Police     Officer Perry Sorrels New Castle County Police               Florida Anna LaCour Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     Britton Hill David Hill  Eglin AF 919th Sec.Forces Squad     345 Feet Kim Long  Eglin AF 919th Sec.Forces Squad     Courtney Miller  Eglin AF 919th Sec.Forces Squad     Clay Parrish  Eglin AF 919th Sec.Forces Squad     Rick Stevens  Eglin AF 919th Sec.Forces Squad     Kathy McCurdy Panama City Police Department     Sheriff John P. McDaniel Jackson County Sheriff’s Office     D/S Leonard Cody  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Jason Day  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Bruce Shambo  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Erik Hartsel   Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Erik Sormrude  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S John Glenister  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Eli Dunbar   Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Artie Rodriguez  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Scott Thompson  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Harold Shover     Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Richard Huxhold  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     Tommie Adkins  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     Capt Eddie Farris  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Nikki Hartsel       Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     Inv Rome Garrett  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S Rodney Carland  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL     D/S John Manning  Walton County Sheriffs Office, FL               Georgia  Detective Kimberly Verdone Union County Sheriffs Office, GA     Brasstown Bald Lt. Tony Verdone Union County Sheriffs Office, GA     4,784 Feet Sheriff Scott Stephens Union County Sheriffs Office, GA     Sgt Chad Deyton Union County Sheriffs Office, GA     K9 Bodie Union County Sheriffs Office, GA               Hawaii      Mauna Kea     13,796 Feet               Idaho     Borah Peak     12,662 Feet               Illinois Lt. Brian R. Melton  Jo Daviess County SO, IL     Charles Mound     1,235 Feet               Indiana Deputy Rick Abbott Clinton County Sheriffs Office, IN     Hoosier Hill Amanda Abbott Frankfort Police Department, IN     1,257 Feet Bailea Abbott                   Iowa Sheriff Doug Weber Osceola County S.O.     Hawkeye Point     1,670 Feet               Kansas Larry Townsend Wallace County S.O.     Mount Sunflower     4,039 Feet               Kentucky Sheriff Marvin Lipfird Harlan County SO      Black Mountain     4,145 Feet               Louisiana Michael Jones Bienville Parish SO      Driskill Mountain Sheriff John Ballance Bienville Parish SO      535 Feet Det. Randy Price Bienville Parish SO      Dy. Gary Hill Bienville Parish SO      Dy. Rusty Poland Bienville Parish SO      Dy. Micah Crawford Bienville Parish SO      Dy. Jess Ketchum Bienville Parish SO      Dy. Clint Smith Bienville Parish SO      Dy. Justin Sullivan Bienville Parish SO      Warden Danny Driskill Bienville Parish SO      Constable Jack Sullivan Bienville Parish Constable     Cadet Ryan Barnette Minden LA. PD     Tammy Jump ADA 2nd Judicial District     Jonathon Stewart ADA 2nd Judicial District     Nathan Jump Violinist (Tammy's Husband)     Zane Ketchum (Jess' son)     Kasey Sullivan (Justin's daughter)     Jackie sullivan (Jack's wife)     Carrie Muse (Justin's friend)     Wayne Dring Editor-Bienville Parish Democrat               Maine Constable Gerry Crispo Royal Canadian Mounted Police     Mount Katahdin Quartermaster Carson Hagerman Fredericton Police Force     5,268 Feet Constable Scott Dixon Fredericton Police Force     Constable Jamie Jones Fredericton Police Force     Constable Nancy Rideout Fredericton Police Force     Constable Darryl Carter Fredericton Police Force     Constable Michael Fox Fredericton Police Force     Constable Brian Carmichael Fredericton Police Force               Maryland Michael Soden Prince Georges County Police     Backbone Mountain Sunny Mrotek Prince Georges County Police     3,360 Feet Brian Lott Prince Georges County Police     Steve Stennett Prince Georges County Police     DFC Curtis O’Neal Garrett County Sheriffs Office     Major Randy Resh Garrett County Sheriffs Office     Det. Dave McLaughlin Garrett County Sheriffs Office     Cpl. Chris Helbig Garrett County Sheriffs Office     K-9 Bach Garrett County Sheriffs Office     Det. Dave Teets Garrett County Sheriffs Office     DFC Val Drummond Garrett County Sheriffs Office     Sgt. Clark Warnick Garrett County Sheriffs Office     Lt. Mike Bittinger Garrett County Sheriffs Office               Massachusetts Officer John Bassi Pittsfield Police Department     Greylock Jim McIntyre     3,491 Feet Diane Caccamo               Michigan Marty Mendell Allegan County Sheriffs Office, MI     Mount Arvon     1,979 Feet               Minnesota Major Lisa M. Souders Military Police Company, USMC     Eagle Mountain Gary Pennell     2,301 Feet Lone Pennell     Gwen Pennell               Mississippi Chief Joel Spellins Sherman Police Department     Woodall Mountain Asst. Chief Jeff Turner Sherman Police Department     806 Feet Jason Myers Sherman Police Department     Terry Bateman Sherman Police Department               Missouri  Ray Koch  Ironton PD     Taum Sauk     1,772 Feet               Montana Lt. Keith McPheeters Farmington PD, NM     Granite Peak Chuck Porter Denver PD, CO     12,799 Feet Stu Frink Washington State Patrol     Troy Bacon Frankfort PD, IN               Nebraska Chief Doug Provance Kimball Police Department     Panorama Point     5,424 Feet               Nevada Erik Wallitner Washoe County Sheriffs Office     Boundry Peak Debbie Morin Washoe County Sheriffs Office     13,143 Feet Bernie Cohen Washoe County Sheriffs Office     Hans Keller Incline Village Constable Office     Justin Terry Las Vegas Police Department     Jon Hartner Las Vegas Police Department     Kyle Owen Las Vegas Police Department     Won Cho Las Vegas Police Department     Liza Cho Las Vegas Police Department     John Thayer Las Vegas Police Department     Kyle Lopez Las Vegas Police Department               New Hampshire Sgt. Jim Soucy Manchester Police Department     Mount Washington Officer William Soucy Manchester Police Department     6,288 Feet Officer Paul Rondeau Manchester Police Department     Officer Matt Winn Manchester Police Department     Paul Grugan Manchester Police Department               New Jersey Lt John Benyo Picatinny Arsenal PD, NJ     High Point Officer Bryan T. Simm Picatinny Arsenal PD, NJ     1,803 Feet Officer Thomas Byrne Picatinny Arsenal PD, NJ     Officer Jason Moreland Picatinny Arsenal PD, NJ               New Mexico Jerry Hogrefe Red River PD     Wheeler Peak     13,161 Feet               New York Ken Hubert New York Police Department     Mt. Marcy     5,644 Feet               North Carolina Captain Thomas Forrest Greenville Police Department, NC     Mount Mitchell Sgt. Joe Friday Greenville Police Department, NC     6,684 Feet Captain Joe Bartlett Greenville Police Department, NC     Cpl. Richard Tyndall Greenville Police Department, NC     Officer Mike Staffelbach Greenville Police Department, NC     John Hicks Avery County Sheriffs Office               North Dakota Jeff Azure Bismark PD     White Butte Steve Kilde     3,506 Feet               Ohio Officer Chad Walker Frankfort Police Department, IN     Campbell Hill Morgan Momberger     1,550 Feet Lt. Randy Dodds Lodgan County Sheriffs Office               Oklahoma Rocky Fails Farmington PD, NM (Retired)     Black Mesa     4,973 Feet               Oregon  Officer Spencer Berntsen Bremerton P.D.     Mount Hood Jim Mitchell     11,239 Feet               Pennsylvania     Mount Davis     3,213 Feet               Rhode Island  Captain Eric Rollinson Foster Police Department      Jerimoth Hill Sgt. Bill Ziehl Foster Police Department      812 Feet Officer Mario Mennella Foster Police Department                South Carolina Sgt. Jim Burriss Greenville County Sheriffs Office     Sassafras Mountain     3,560 Feet               South Dakota  Keith McPheeters Farmington PD, NM     Harney Peak Chuck Porter Denver PD, NM     7,242 Feet Troy Bacon Frankfort PD, IN                   Tennessee Paul Corridean Federal L.E.O  Association     Clingmans Dome Mike Kelley     6,6643 Feet               Texas Robert Kolar UTSAPD     Guadalupe Peak Lamar Ming Houston County Sheriffs Office     8,749 Feet Sgt. Mike Hoyt Dallas Police Department     Sr. Cpl. Phil Gordon Dallas Police Department                   Utah Ken Pearce Salt Lake City PD     Kings Peak Officer Nick Pearce Salt Lake City PD     13,528 Feet               Vermont Officer Erick Erickson Bennington Police Department     Mount Mansfield K9 Colonel Bennington Police Department     4,393 Feet Officer Peter Chapman Burlington Police Department     Michele Magee Vermont State Police      Sgt. Robert Ryan Barre Police Department               Virginia Sgt. Scott Humphrey Virginia Beach Police, VA     Mount Rogers John McLuckie Virginia Beach Police, VA     5,729 Feet Billy Hannigan Virginia Beach Police, VA     Michael DeSantis Virginia Beach Police, VA     Russ Shelburne Norfolk Police Department                   Washington Dan Camiccia  National Park Service (LE Ranger)     Mount Rainier     14,411 Feet               West Virginia Capt. T.R. Queen W.V. Public Service Commission     Spruce Knob     4,863 Feet               Wisconsin Brian Willison Dane County SO (Ret), WI     Timms Hill Officer Nathan Pekarske Wausau Police Department     1,951 Feet Lt. James Wadinski Wausau Police Department     Officer Mark Klein Wausau Police Department     Det. Jeff Strobach Wausau Police Department               Wyoming Lane McPheeters Weber County UT SO SAR     Gannett Jamis McPheeters US Forest Service (contractor)      13,804 Feet Logan McPheeters                   Canada Highpoints             Vancouver Is. BC Duncan Campbell Saanich BC Police Department     Mt Arrowsmith     5961 Feet             Posted May 01 2008, 02:51 PM by TroyBacon Filed under: 2008 Roster, roster