Feb 23, 2024
This week, a recent rescue on Mount Washington involving the Cog Railway and a team of rescuers who had to face challenging weather to cut across the West Side Trail to save a solo hiker, plus Scarlett, Littlefoot finishes her Winter 4000 footer list, Snowmobile Crashes, a tough Zealand Bonds traverse hiking recap and some search and rescue news from Mount Avalon and Welch Dickey.
This weeks Higher Summit Forecast
Welcome Back to our Sponsor - 2024 Longest Day - 48 Peaks
Topics
Technical difficulties - Our guest will be here next week
Listener in Antarctica
Mount Washington Rescue from the weekend
Eyewitness account of the event (21:00)
Congrats to LittleFoot - Winter 4k finish
Boston Outdoor Expo
Frostbite medication could be a game changer
Misc - Human remains in the Berkshires, Selfie in a zoo lion den, Cougar attacks
Recent Hike - Zealand Hut, Zealand - Bonds Traverse
Recent Search and Rescue News
Show Notes
The Other 52 - A Hiker’s Guide to the lower 52 Peaks of the New Hampshire 100 Highest - Buy the Book
Human remains identified in the Berkshires as those of woman missing since Oct. 30th, 2023
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