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WanderingEng  ·  2120 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Death in the Alpine

Or that spring in the valley means spring 3000' higher. A hiker in New York died two years ago while poorly dressed. I was there within a week of her, and at the trailheads there was as much grass as snow. 500' higher, and it was full on winter. She died, so we can't ask why she was wearing what she had, but getting into conditions she didn't think would be there seems likely.