| I spoke to the Hermit Lake caretaker on Sunday and he and other rescuers presume that he probably left before the avy report was posted in the pack room (avy report "only" gets posted in Pinkham at around 8-9am, which is a pretty "late" start for some trips). The avy ratings for Thursday were at Low so that is the last posting he saw.
He was an experienced climber who had been in the ravines before and had done his NH 48, some in harsh winter conditions.
Very very sad, and my thoughts are with his family.
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Sign, sign everywhere a sign... pointing out the trails, can\'t make up my mind. |