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ckofer · Jan 20, 2008, 5:30 PM

Not to load up AZ with bad news but this seems appropriate:

Tennessee Man Dies In Avalanche On Mount Washington

POSTED: 10:25 am EST January 20, 2008
UPDATED: 5:03 pm EST January 20, 2008

PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. -- Authorities have recovered the body of a Tennessee man who died in an avalanche on (New Hampshire's) Mount Washington. Thirty-nine-year-old Peter Roux of Bartlett, Tenn., was climbing a gully in Huntington Ravine on Friday about three miles from the trailhead in Pinkham Notch. Rescue crews began searching for him Friday night after a friend reported him missing. His body was found early Saturday morning on the east side of the mountain. U.S. Forest Service snow rangers, members of the Mountain Rescue Service and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue all helped with the search. Authorities remind all winter hikers and climbers to check Forest Service's daily avalanche warnings before heading out and to be prepared with proper equipment.

Jan 20, 2008, 5:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
ckofer Willey Pond, Strafford, NH Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Strafford, New Hampshire Posts: 2,417	Mt Washington Avalanche Death Not to load up AZ with bad news but this seems appropriate: Tennessee Man Dies In Avalanche On Mount Washington POSTED: 10:25 am EST January 20, 2008 UPDATED: 5:03 pm EST January 20, 2008 PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. -- Authorities have recovered the body of a Tennessee man who died in an avalanche on (New Hampshire's) Mount Washington. Thirty-nine-year-old Peter Roux of Bartlett, Tenn., was climbing a gully in Huntington Ravine on Friday about three miles from the trailhead in Pinkham Notch. Rescue crews began searching for him Friday night after a friend reported him missing. His body was found early Saturday morning on the east side of the mountain. U.S. Forest Service snow rangers, members of the Mountain Rescue Service and Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue all helped with the search. Authorities remind all winter hikers and climbers to check Forest Service's daily avalanche warnings before heading out and to be prepared with proper equipment. __________________ ------ Chris K http://myspace.com/chickenjam The Ski Cheap Or Die Calendar Project -If you have anything that you think should be on the calendar, pm me! Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty, and the pig likes it.