Hike Safely!

Like many of life's adventures, mountain hiking has inherent dangers.
These can be minimized by understanding what can go wrong and preparing accordingly.

Guides -- excellent safety information from AMC:

  1. The 10 essentials for a safe and pleasant hike
     
  2. Hiker's checklist
     
  3. "To the Owner of This Book" introductory chapter in the AMC White Mountain Guide.
     

Experience -- accounts of actual trouble:

  1. Broken bones: rescue on Mt. Chocorua
     
  2. Hail and lightning: bad weather on Mt. Jefferson
     
  3. Hiker death: tragedy on Mt. Monadnock
     

Back to: NH Mountain Hiking