The season’s first wave of climbers reached the summit over the weekend as Sherpa guides fixed ropes and made paths for the hundreds who will attempt to scale the peak over the remaining days of May.
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Two hikers from Kennebec County rescued on Appalachian Trail in northern Franklin County
Wardens are warning spring hikers to be prepared for winter conditions still.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Hiker who fell to death in New Hampshire had proper equipment
Joseph Eggleston, 53, fell 300 feet after tumbling from a cliff on the summit of Mount Willard in Crawford Notch.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Body of missing hiker found in New Hampshire
Officials said Emily Sotelo was close to reaching her goal of hiking New Hampshire’s 48 peaks above 4,000 feet before she turned 20 but was woefully unprepared for the snow and wind on Sunday.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Crews search for hiker in northern New Hampshire mountains
Winds at higher elevations on Sunday were at 30-40 mph, making the wind-chill factor in the range of 30 degrees below zero.
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Maine law limits liability on private trails, such as where Georgia woman died
Tuesday’s fatal fall from the Prouts Neck Cliff Walk raises questions, but the state’s recreational use statute shields landowners in many cases.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: An invitation to step off the trail and sit on the Earth itself
Being alone in nature, in silence, is far from weird. It’s wonderful.
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South Portland hiker injured in New Hampshire in satisfactory condition at Maine Med
Matt Kopyt sustained serious head injuries when he fell from a fire tower at the summit of Mt. Kearsarge North on Sunday, authorities said.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Outdoors
They set out to hike America’s 3 longest trails in less than a year. What could go wrong?
In the fall of 2020, they began working out twice a day to build up strength for a journey that would take them more than 7,000 miles, from snowy climes in the Eastern U.S. to desert pathways in the Southwest and lush forests in the Pacific Northwest.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
New Manchester trail connects to Hallowell’s recreation area
The new trail, dubbed the ‘Kerns Hill Connector,’ is roughly 1.5 miles and connects to the approximately 4.5-mile trail system at Hallowell’s ‘The RES.’