[beezle]

I had friends up (Greens) in midish July and we were talking about taking the trip over to the Shire to do Mt. Washington the following day or two... until we checked the summit forecast: temps in the 30s and wind chills around 15F. Instead, we drank some beers did some chores and did the much easier Camel's Hump!

[wyclif]

Having hiked the AT through the Whites, the #1 way you can get into trouble fast is to not pay close enough attention to the weather reports.

[jcgrillo]

That sounds more pleasant. I think I remember seeing frost or maybe some light snow up there around then.

[Workaccount2]

The first time I visited it was 70F and sunny at the base, and when I got to the summit it was 38F with a constant 30mph wind and 70mph gusts, all in a dense fog. Truly an unreal place to experience

[jcgrillo]

Yeah summer is actually especially dangerous because people get caught unprepared. There's an excellent book called Not Without Peril by Nicholas Howe. Many of the exposure deaths listed in the appendix occurred in the summer and fall.

[Wonnk13]

come back in the winter and ski Tucks! if ya aint freezin and dying it aint fun yet