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Originally Posted by Pineedles
You are so right about this one. Check the cause of death on people who have died on Mt. Washington. Exposure to the weather, hypothermia is the number 2 reason. Falling is the number 1.
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One of our last hikes up the Mt. my son and I left a warm sunny base to a summit that was in and out of clouds. We ate our lunch inside then when we came out the fog had gotten so thick you couldn’t see 30ft in front of yourself. We had to follow the Cog railway down to the last trail crossing just to locate the trail, and then as we descended the fog got thinner and eventually disappeared.
We always included a poncho, change of cloths and trail mix to our packs along with the emergency kit.
You can’t always carry everything but there are a few items you should never be without.
Oh and hiking in sandals is not a good idea as well.