May 10, 1996, is the deadliest single day on Everest recorded. There were several expeditions making summit bids for Everest that day when a freak storm hit in the late afternoon.
Mount Monadnock is the most frequently climbed mountain in the world. That distinction previously belonged to mount Fuji in Japan, but since Mt. Fuji built an auto road it’s no longer able to claim most frequently climbed.
I usually hike Little Haystack once a year in early January with a buddy of mine. This year it took us 5 hours up and two down. It was a little harder than last year, and that much more exhilarating. It was snowing most of the hike, and conditions got a little crazy on the summit. Snowshoe tracks were relatively well defined.
This overnight was really pretty cool. We hiked up Mount Chocorua on Saturday and camped out in the Jim Liberty cabin just below the summit. It was crazy cold and really windy up there… EVEN INSIDE THE CABIN!!!! We got up on Sunday, tried to make the summit, but had to turn back unsuccessfully! It was too dangerous.
