Peak Experiences: Danger, Death, and Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast

Credits

Credits Excerpts in this book have previously appeared in the following publications and are reprinted with permission. “Nature Is Unforgiving: Case Studies,” by Peter Crane, appeared under the title “The hikeSafe Initiative,” in the summer 2007 issue of Windswept, a publication of the Mount Washington Observatory. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the White Mountains National Forest are partners and joint owners of the hikeSafe program. “Winter above Treeline” originally appeared in Backwoods Ethics by Laura and Guy Waterman (Boston, MA: Stone Wall Press, 1979). It was later published in Wilderness Ethics, also by Laura and Guy Waterman (Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 1993 and 2000). It is reprinted here by permission of Laura Waterman and The Countryman Press, www.countrymanpress.com. “Porky Gulch and Above,” by Landon G. Rockwell, first appeared in the Mount Washington Observatory Bulletin, summer/fall 1992. It was reprinted in Along the Way, Clinton, New York, 1998. “A Leg Up: Challenges of a Self-Rescue,” by Doug Mayer, appeared in AMC’s Appalachia Journal, December 15, 1990, under the title, “A Leg Up: One Man’s Challenge.” “Sub-Zero Weather Incapacitates,” by Todd Bogardus, first appeared on www. hikesafe.com in February 2003. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the White Mountains National Forest are partners and joint owners of the hikeSafe program. “Fall from Saddleback Cliff,” by Marian Zimmerman, first appeared in Women with Altitude: Challenging the Adirondack High Peaks in Winter, edited by Carol Stone White, 2005. Courtesy of North Country Books, Inc., Utica, New York. “Injury Miles from Nowhere,” by Arlene Heer Stefanko, appeared in Adirondack Peak Experiences: Mountaineering Adventures, Misadventures, and the Pursuit of “The 46,” edited by Carol Stone White, published by Black Dome Press. Copyright 2009. Used with permission. “A Fall from Grace,” by Melinda Broman, first appeared in Adirondac, a publication of the Adirondack Mountain Club, January/February 1999. It was reprinted in Adirondack Peak Experiences: Mountaineering Adventures, Misadventures , and the Pursuit of “The 46,” edited by Carol Stone White, published by Black Dome Press. Copyright 2009. Used with permission. “Two Lives Saved by Search and Rescue Team,” by Edith Tucker, appeared in the 334 c r e d i t s Coös County Democrat, January 10, 2007, Salmon Press Newspapers, Frank Chilinski, publisher. “Life-Threatening Conditions Cause Fatality,” by Todd Bogardus, first appeared on www.hikesafe.com in March 2004. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the White Mountains National Forest are partners and joint owners of the hikeSafe program. “One Man Dead, One Rescued on Blackhead Mountain,” by Susan Campriello, appeared in the Daily Mail, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Reprinted with permission from Hudson-Catskill Newspapers. “Break on Panther Mountain,” by John Swanson, first appeared in Catskill Canister, April-June 2002. It was reprinted as “Not Just Another Day in the Woods” in Catskill Peak Experiences: Mountaineering Tales of Endurance, Survival, Exploration, and Adventure from the Catskill 3500 Club, edited by Carol Stone White, published by Black Dome Press. Copyright 2008. Used with permission. “A Nice Day Becomes an Ice Day,” by Marta Bolton Quilliam, first appeared in Women with Altitude: Challenging the Adirondack High Peaks in Winter, edited by Carol Stone White, 2005. Courtesy of North Country Books, Inc., Utica, New York. “Descending into the Maelstrom,” by Teddy “Cave Dog” Keizer, appears on his Web site, www.thedogteam.com. Excerpts of “Enjoying a Frozen World,” by Diane Duggento Sawyer, includes excerpts from her chapter in Women with Altitude: Challenging the Adirondack High Peaks in Winter, edited by Carol Stone White, 2005. Courtesy of North Country Books, Inc., Utica, New York. “Whiteout and Bivouac on Algonquin Peak,” by Dot Myer, first appeared in Women with Altitude: Challenging the Adirondack High Peaks in Winter, edited by Carol Stone White, 2005. Courtesy of North Country Books, Inc., Utica, New York. ...