"It is not uncommon to experience temperatures as low as 45 degrees below zero, with winds gusting over 100 miles per hour."
We had such a good time on the summit of Mt. Washington, at sunset, in balmy September weather...
... that we're thinking about returning to the summit, for an overnight stay, in the dead of winter.
"In the event of an emergency, you must be physically able to 'self-evacuate' from the summit. More specifically, participants must have the physical ability to get themselves down off the mountain, even in extreme conditions... In winter, it could mean an eight-mile hike in deep snow, strong wind and dense fog. We urge all winter participants to take this requirement very seriously."
Well, I'm taking this very seriously. And if someone tells me there's an emergency and we have to evacuate in the middle of the night, in temperatures as low as 45 degrees below zero, with winds gusting over 100 miles per hour, you can bet your ass... no, you can bet my ass, I'll be self-evacuating all over the place. And when I'm done self-evacuating, someone's still gonna have to get me down off the mountain.
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Mt. Washington it cool. Did you take the little train thingy? How to avoid all types of self-evacuation....Don't climb it, it's dangerous!
@DivaJyoti - We've done quite a bit of hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at the lower elevations. In September, we took a motor coach to the summit, a fundraising event for the Observatory. If we go back this winter, we'll take the snow-cat to the summit.
@doahsdeer - I went to the summit FIRST. Once you read all the walls up there, you might think twice about hiking there, let alone attempting the climb.
lol Very funny.
You made my wake up laugh this morning Thanks!
What a wonderful place to be with a camera.