Originally Posted by thin_concrete

This is no joke. There’s been several stories in recent months of unprepared hikers needing rescue here. Some weren’t fortunate enough to get rescued, including a 20 year old woman who was trying to hit all the New England 4K footers.

We hike quite a bit, and there have been times in July where we’re dripping sweat getting from the car to the trailhead only to be putting on pants and jackets on the way up. There was one time on one of the Presidentials where we were at the summit and watched the weather change, violently, in the span of about 20 minutes. We always pack a lot of warm clothes, extra water, extra food, and tools because the weather can be so unpredictable.