A solo hiker who required rescue from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington on Saturday amid 90mph winds and -52F temperatures has been called “inexperienced” by rescue crews who say he would have undoubtedly died without their help. According to a news release by New Hampshire Fish and Game, Cole Matthes, 22, of Portsmouth NH set off […]
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Hiker rescued from mountain with 90-mph winds, bitter cold atop Mount Washington
A team of rescuers used the Cog Railway to shave off time but it still took more than 10 hours to save a hiker in conditions that included sustained winds topping 90 mph (145 kph) on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, officials said. The hiker from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, didn’t have appropriate gear for the difficult […]