A rescue and near rescue on Mt Washington

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"They wallowed off trail in the krumholz (wind shaped, stunted fir trees) in chest-deep snow and brush"

This is why one should bring snowshoes when venturing above treeline this time of year.
 
"They wallowed off trail in the krumholz (wind shaped, stunted fir trees) in chest-deep snow and brush"

This is why one should bring snowshoes when venturing above treeline this time of year.

With ice climbers that ain’t gonna happen!

No mention is made of compass use for nav. In IFR conditions at the top out of a climb it can come in handy. Nothing like a map with a few bearing lines drawn on it.
 
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