Although two people died in the last week on California’s Mount Baldy, extreme temperatures and difficult terrains remain an alluring challenge for hikers
John Nagel has an intimate understanding of the risks of winter hiking. It was a clear, windless day in February 2015 when he stepped onto an unseen patch of hard ice while snowshoeing with a friend near Juneau, Alaska. A cleat on his snowshoe slipped, and in an instant he was careening toward a band of rocks below.
As he attempted to steer away, his body launched into the air. He remembers the profiles of familiar mountains spinning in the flat light. “So this is how it ends,” he thought, and closed his eyes.
Winter conditions with this kind of ice – it doesn’t give you a second chance
Traveling self-supported in winter conditions changes your idea of what is comfortable, what is easy and what is safe
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