Unprepared Hikers Who Needed Rescuing Have Been Charged With Reckless Conduct and Fined On August 9, 2022, two individuals pleaded guilty to Reckless Conduct Charges in the 2nd Circuit Court–District Division–Littleton Courthouse. Jason Feierstin, 22, of Lowell, MA, and Dylan Stahley, 25, of Windsor, NH, both entered guilty pleas in exchange for each receiving a violation-level Reckless Conduct conviction and a $200 fine, plus a $48 penalty assessment. The criminal charges resulted from […] SnowBrains | September 12, 2022 1 Comment
2 Hikers, Dressed in Light Jackets and Low Cut Shoes, Lucky to be Rescued After Spending 10-Hours in Waist Deep Snow on Big Baldy, UT Two unprepared women were lucky to be rescued after getting stranded for ten hours off Big Baldy, UT, on Friday. The pair were discovered wearing light jackets and low-cut shoes with either low-cut socks or no socks at all in waist-deep snow by two trail runners. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? The women, 18 and 21, were […] SnowBrains | March 15, 2022 0 Comments
Tourists are Attempting Europe’s Highest Peaks Dressed in Shorts and Sneakers Italian mountaineers have spoken out at the number of ill-prepared tourists just turning up and trying to climb some of the continent’s highest Alpine peaks in shorts and trainers. There have been a recent number of incidents in which flabbergasted climbers have come across day-tripping tourists wearing jeans and sweatshirts working their way through the snow at altitudes of up […] Climbing Steven Agar | August 30, 2018 0 Comments
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