Death on Mount Washington - Stories of Accidents Foolhardiness on Northeast s Highest Peak

On Mount Washington, it's lack of preparation, not the mountain that kills. The weather is highly changeable with wind gusts of 140 mph and -35 degree temps. Then there are the avalanches and icefalls. Combine this with inexperienced hikers in t-shirts and flip flops and things can get ugly fast.

A propos de l'auteur

Randi Minetor has written more than thirty books for GPP and Lyons, including Historic Glacier National Park, Death in Glacier National Park, and Death in Zion National Park. She lives in Rochester, New York.

Résumé

On Mount Washington, it’s lack of preparation, not the mountain that kills. The weather is highly changeable with wind gusts of 140 mph and -35 degree temps. Then there are the avalanches and icefalls. Combine this with inexperienced hikers in t-shirts and flip flops and things can get ugly fast.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Randi Minetor
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.05.2018
• EAN: 9781493032075
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3207-5
• Pages: 224
• Thèmes: Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Nature, technique > Nature: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Voyage > Voyage actif ou de sport; NATURE / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SPORTS & RECREATION / Walking, Walking, hiking, trekking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, Mountains, Travel & holiday guides, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains, TRAVEL / Special Interest / General, Local History, History of the Americas, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Northeastern & North Atlantic States, US Northeast: New England, Mountains and uplands, Travel guides: activity holidays / active holidays, unsolved mysteries;weather