| I have not heard additional details, only that another hiker has been found after being lost.
The season is over for Cotton Clothing. The time that an unplanned night outside is just an inconvenience is over. October & April are the two most unpredictable months. (From November to March it's basically winter)
Early or late winter clash with warm weather trying to make a last stand or an early April warm spell. It's also the time when summer hikers looking at extending the season they are most familar with, venture out for an early hike or one last fling.
Common sense, knowledge of terrain, your ability to find your way back in extremely poor conditions & proper gear (Clothing, map, compass, boots, etc - a phone if you believe in carrying them, I don't for myself but the option is yours) are more important now than they were a few weeks ago. |