[contacternst]

Having hiked in the White Mountains with a small group for 6 days, it sounds like the leader of this group underestimated a mountain range containing Mt Mansfield, where the coldest wind chill has ever been recorded.

Just because these mountains aren't any taller than 7000 feet doesn't mean it isn't one of the most rugged in the world. The Jet Stream is particularly low in this part of the world which is the reason of the extreme cold.

Sometimes, vanity can be deadly.

[mparr4]

Mt. Mansfield is in the Green Mountains of Vermont. You're thinking of Mt. Washington, the tallest point in the northeast and largest of the White Mountains, which are in New Hampshire.

Mt. Washington previously held the record for the fastest wind ever recorded at 231 mph (http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/recordwind.php)

The mountain is notorious for its fickle weather.

[mbubb]

Wow sounds like a nice trek. Those are famously steep, aren't they?

[contacternst]

Not so much steep as Rugged, dangerous, and extremely unpredictable.

[redtexture]

No.