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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Randi Minetor
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2018
• EAN: 9781493032075
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3207-5
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Viaggi > Sport e vacanze attive