By Tom Eastman
MOUNT ADAMS — Rick Wilcox, head of International Mountain Equipment and president of the all-volunteer Mountain Rescue Service of North Conway, on Tuesday offered two valuable lessons to learn from the climbing death of the New York woman whose body was recovered near Mount Adams Monday afternoon.
kAmz2E6 |2EC@D@G2[ ba[ @7 }6H *@C< r:EJ H2D 7@F?5 5625 |@?52J[ 2AA2C6?E=J 7C@> 6IA@DFC6[ 2 52J 27E6C D96 H6?E >:DD:?8 :? E96 }@CE96C? !C6D:56?E:2=D @7 E96 (9:E6 |@F?E2:?D] $62C496CD 3C2G65 DF3K6C@ E6>A6C2EFC6D 2?5 H:?5D FA E@ `_g >A9 E@ =@42E6 E96 $:36C:2? ?2E:G6 27E6C D96 24E:G2E65 96C !6CD@?2= {@42E@C q624@? @? $F?52J 27E6C?@@?[ :?5:42E:?8 2? 6>6C86?4J]k^Am
kAm%96 3624@? D:8?2= D9@H65 4@@C5:?2E6D 36EH66? |@F?E |25:D@? 2?5 |@F?E p52>D] pEE6>AED E@ 4@?E24E 96C @? 96C 46== 2?5 D2E6==:E6 A9@?6D H6C6 F?DF446DD7F=[ 2?5 2 C6D4F6 >:DD:@? H2D =2F?4965]k^Am
kAmQ%96 7:CDE =6DD@? :?G@=G6D E649?@=@8Ji s:5 D96 92G6 2 72=D6 D6?D6 @7 D64FC:EJ[ 92G:?8 2 DA@E 56G:46 @? 96C 2?5 AC@323=J 2 46==A9@?6nQ D2:5 (:=4@I[ 2? 6IA6C:6?465 >@F?E2:?66C H9@ 92D DF>>:E65 D@>6 @7 E96 H@C=5VD E2==6DE >@F?E2:?D[ :?4=F5:?8 tG6C6DE 2D E96 =6256C @7 E96 DF446DD7F= }6H t?8=2?5 tG6C6DE tIA65:E:@? @7 `hh`]k^Am
kAmQ%96 D64@?5 =6DD@?n %96 >@F?E2:?D H:== 2=H2JD 36 E96C6[ D@ :7 J@F 86E E@ EC66=:?6 2?5 :E :D 9@CC6?5@FD[ 2D :E H2D $F?52J 2?5 |@?52J[ 2?5 J@F 4@?E:?F6 @?H2C5 2?5 J@F >2<6 2 >:DE2<6[ J@F 2C6 5625]k^Am
kAmQxE E@@< C6D4F6CD 2 E@E2= @7 a_ 9@FCD E@ 86E E@ 96C[ D@ J@FVG6 8@E E@ 36 AC6A2C65 E@ 36 @FE E96C6 2=@?6[Q D2:5 (:=4@I]k^Am
kAm|2EC@D@G2 H2D 7@F?5 36EH66? |@F?E |25:D@? 2?5 |@F?E p52>D ?62C $E2C {2<6[ 8@:?8 FA E@H2C5 E96 DF>>:E @7 p52>D 369:?5 |@F?E $2> p52>D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ (:=4@I[ H9@ ?@E65 E92E D62C496CD 7C@> }6H w2>AD9:C6 u:D9 2?5 v2>6[ E96 |@F?E2:? #6D4F6 $6CG:46 2?5 p?5C@D4@88:? '2==6J $62C49 2?5 #6D4F6 2== A2CE:4:A2E65 :? =@@<:?8 7@C 96C]k^Am
kAm|2EC@D@G2 C6A@CE65=J H@C<65 :? 4C65:E EC25:?8 2E E96 32?<:?8 7:C> q}! !2C:32D :? |2?92EE2?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 96C {:?<65x? AC@7:=6]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ AF3=:D965 C6A@CED[ 96C 9FD32?5[ 2 G:46 AC6D:56?E 7@C y!|@C82? r92D6[ 5C@AA65 96C @77 62C=J $F?52J 2E E96 32D6 @7 E96 >@F?E2:?D[ H96C6 D96 A=2??65 E@ 9:<6 E96 }@CE96C? !C6D:56?E:2=D %C2G6CD6[ 2 C@FE6 23@G6 EC66=:?6 7C@> |@F?E |25:D@?[ p52>D 2?5 y6776CD@? E@ |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?[ 2?5 E96? 5@H? E96 p>>@?@@DF4 %C2:= E@ E96 32D6 @7 E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? r@8 #2:=H2J]k^Am
kAmQw6C 9FD32?5 5C@AA65 96C @77 2E d 2]>] 2E E96 pAA2=249:2 A2C<:?8 =@E @? #@FE6 a 2E E96 32D6 @7 E96 '2==6J (2J %C2:= E92E =625D FA |@F?E |25:D@?[Q D2:5 }6H w2>AD9:C6 u:D9 2?5 v2>6 $8E] |2C< ~36C @7 E96 #68:@? x @77:46 :? {2?42DE6C] Qw6 H2D E@ A:4< 96C FA 2E e A]> 2E E96 32D6 @7 E96 p>>@?@@DF4 %C2:= W2E E96 H6DE6C? 32D6 @7 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?X] xE :D 2>3:E:@FD :? DF>>6CE:>6 E@ 9:<6 2== E92E 5:DE2?46 :? @?6 52J =6E 2=@?6 :? H:?E6C H:E9 E9@D6 9:89 H:?5D 2?5 4@=5 E6>A6C2EFC6D]Qk^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ u:D9 2?5 v2>6[ D62C49 4C6HD 7C@> u:D9 2?5 v2>6 2?5 |@F?E2:? #6D4F6 $6CG:46D W|#$X D62C4965 E9C@F89 E96 ?:89E :? 7:6C46 H:?5D 2?5 7C:8:5 E6>A6C2EFC6D 7@C |2EC@D@G2]k^Am
kAmrC6HD 9:<65 :? @G6C b >:=6D E@ 2 =@42E:@? ?@CE9 @7 |@F?E |25:D@? 2?5 D62C4965 @77 EC2:= :? 566A D?@H 2?5 E9:4< D4CF3 EC66D :? 2? 2C62 :56?E:7:65 3J E96 3624@? D:8?2= 2D |2EC@D@G2VD AC@323=6 =2DE <?@H? =@42E:@?] p7E6C >2?J 9@FCD[ E96 4C6HD H6C6 7@C465 E@ DFDA6?5 E96 D62C49 5F6 E@ E96 EC62496C@FD 4@?5:E:@?D] %96J 925 E@ 4@?E6?5 ?@E @?=J H:E9 E6>A6C2EFC6D @7 \a_ u 2?5 72==:?8 W?@E 724E@C:?8 H:?5 49:==X 3FE 2=D@ H:E9 DFDE2:?65 H:?5D 2E e_\g_ >A9 2?5 G:D:3:=:EJ @7 @?=J `^`eE9 @7 2 >:=6]k^Am
kAm~? |@?52J >@C?:?8[ E96 }2E:@?2= vF2C5 H2D 23=6 E@ E2<6 2 96=:4@AE6C @G6C E96 2C62 E9@F89 5F6 E@ 3=@H:?8 D?@H[ E96J H6C6 ?@E 23=6 E@ D66 2?JE9:?8]k^Am
kAmp? 25G2?46 E62> >256 FA @7 u:D9 2?5 v2>6 ~77:46CD[ |@F?E2:? #6D4F6 $6CG:46D >6>36CD 2?5 p?5C@D4@88:? '2==6J $62C49 2?5 #6D4F6 >6>36CD 7:?2==J 8@E E@ E96 2C62[ 3C2G:?8 `_g >A9 H:?5D 2?5 DF3K6C@ E6>A6C2EFC6D]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ sC] !6E6C rC2?6 @7 E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? ~3D6CG2E@CJ[ E96 9:89 E6>A6C2EFC6 @? E96 DF>>:E @7 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? $F?52J H2D _ 568C66D u[ H:E9 2 =@H @7 \bd u] p=D@ C64@C565 H6C6 h^`_E9D @7 2? :?49 @7 ?6H D?@H 2?5 2 A62< 8FDE @7 `_d >A9 7C@> E96 ?@CE9] ~? |@?52J[ E96 9:89 5C@AA65 E@ \c 568C66D u[ H:E9 2 =@H @7 \bd 568C66D 2?5 2 A62< 8FDE @7 `c` >A9 7C@> E96 ?@CE9]k^Am
kAmpD %96 r@?H2J s2:=J $F? C6A@CE65 %F6D52J[ |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? ~3D6CG2E@CJ $F>>:E @3D6CG6C #J2? z?2AA C646:G65 :?7@C>2E:@? 62C=J |@?52J 7C@> k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]HI\?@H]4@>QmHHH]HI\?@H]4@>k^2m E92E E96 DF>>:E H2D E96 D64@?5\4@=56DE C6A@CE:?8 =@42E:@? @? t2CE9[ 369:?5 @?=J E96 $@FE9 !@=6 2E \d` 568C66D]k^Am
kAmx? 5:D4FDD:?8 E96 562E9 @7 |2EC@D@G2[ (:=4@I @? %F6D52J AC2:D65 E96 E62>D @7 G@=F?E66CD H9@ H@C<65 H:E9 u:D9 2?5 v2>6 :? E96 492==6?8:?8 4@?5:E:@?D $F?52J 2?5 |@?52J]k^Am
kAmw6 2=D@ C6:E6C2E65 E92E E649?@=@8J :D ?@ D276EJ ?6E[ ?@E:?8 E92E QA6@A=6 CF??:?8 2C@F?5 E96 >@F?E2:?D H:E9 E649?@=@8J D9@F=5 ?@E 6IA64E E@ 36 C6D4F65 :? E9@D6 4@?5:E:@?D :7 E96J 2C6 @? E96:C @H?]Qk^Am
kAm%96 @E96C CF=6n %9@D6 H9@ 8@ 23@G6 E96 EC66=:?6 :? E9@D6 <:?5D @7 4@?5:E:@?D ?665 2 D=66A:?8 328 @C 2 3:G@F24[ D2:5 (:=4@I]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 E92E |2EC@D@G2 H2D ?@E 6BF:AA65 H:E9 D?@HD9@6D 3FE H2D 23=6 E@ 4=:>3 FA E96 '2==6J (2J %C2:= 3J 7@==@H:?8 2 A2E9 A24<65 5@H? 3J D?@HD9@6:?8 4=:>36CD EH@ 52JD 367@C6]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 |2EC@D@G2 2AA2C6?E=J E9@F89E D96 4@F=5 5@ E96 D2>6 4@>:?8 5@H? E96 p>>@?@@DF4 %C2:= 5@H? |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?]k^Am
kAmQ%96C6 2C6 EH@ H2JD E@ 8@ W:? 4=:>3:?8Xi =:89E 2?5 72DE[ @C 962GJ 2?5 D=@H[Q D2:5 (:=4@I] QqFE :7 D@>6E9:?8 92AA6?D H96? J@F 8@ =:89E 2?5 72DE[ J@FVC6 D4C6H65] %92E 92AA6?65 E@ 96C[ 2?5 E96C6 :D ?@ H2J E@ DA6?5 E96 ?:89E] x7 J@FVC6 @? {:@?VD w625 @? |@F?E (2D9:?8E@?[ 2?5 E96C6 2C6 c_ @C d_ A6@A=6 2C@F?5 J@F[ 2?5 J@F 86E :? EC@F3=6[ E92EVD @?6 E9:?8 — :7 J@FVC6 :? E96 }@CE96C? !C6D:56?E:2=D[ 2?5 J@F 86E :?E@ EC@F3=6[ E96C6 :D ?@ @?6 E@ 96=A J@F]Qk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.