PINKHAM NOTCH — In two separate incidents, four people climbing Mount Washington’s Huntington Ravine last Saturday were caught in high winds and blowing whiteout conditions, according to Frank Carus, lead snow ranger and director of the U.S. Forest Service’s Mount Washington Avalanche Center.
Both incidents had good endings, Carus said, but he cautioned climbers to be aware of hazardous conditions.
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