[at-l] More on spring NH hiker rescue, fines for the Whites

[Leslie Booher]

And hiking UP, into visibility, was probably better than hiking Down, where it would have been harder to spot him.  And was he hiking up Mt. Washington?  There's a road up there that he could access, too.  Going downhill, he might have missed it.  This is all so arbitrary.  a'bear


Humankind (be both)


Besides, he did have a plan and his father knew the plan.  He did manage to use the equipment that he did bring with him.  He did underestimate the situation.  He thought he could hike 17 miles through melting snow in one day.  That was his big mistake.  And that kind of mistake happens all the time.  How often on our hikes have we found people that have bitten off more than they can chew.  How often have we ended up hiking into the dark.  I suppose a flashlight might have helped but would not have cured a sprained ankle.


Art of NH
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