Death on Mount Washington
Title | Death on Mount Washington PDF eBook |
Author | Randi Minetor |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2018-05-01 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1493033778 |
On Mount Washington, it’s lack of preparation, not the mountain, that kills. The weather is highly changeable with wind gusts of 140 mph and -35 degree temps. Then there are the avalanches and icefalls. Combine this with inexperienced hikers in t-shirts and flip flops and things can get ugly fast. Death on Mount Washington describes the circumstances behind the tragic tales of those who have lost their lives on the mountain. No one--not even the most experienced mountaineer or pilot--is safe from the mountain's mercurial weather conditions. Learn from the mistakes of others in the comfort and safety of your armchair and remember to respect Mount Washington on your next ski trip.
Not Without Peril
Title | Not Without Peril PDF eBook |
Author | Nicholas S. Howe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
These compelling profiles of 22 adventurous yet unlucky climbers chronicle more than a century of exploration recreation and tragedy in New Hampshire's Presidential Range
The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster
Title | The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2021-06-14 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1439672652 |
On Christmas Eve 1917, an overcrowded, out-of-control streetcar exited the Mount Washington tunnel, crashing into pedestrians. Twenty-three were killed and more than eighty injured in the worst transit incident in Pittsburgh history. The crash scene on Carson Street was chaotic as physicians turned the railway offices into a makeshift hospital and bystanders frantically sought to remove the injured and strewn bodies from the wreckage. Most of the victims, many women and children, were from the close-knit neighborhoods of Knoxville, Beltzhoover and Mount Oliver. In the aftermath, public outrage over the tragedy led to criminal prosecution, civil suits and the bankruptcy of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, which operated the service. Author Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt explores the tragic history of the Mount Washington transit tunnel disaster.
Mount Washington: Narratives and Perspectives
Title | Mount Washington: Narratives and Perspectives PDF eBook |
Author | Edited by Mike Dickerman |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625859015 |
Go off the beaten path and explore the captivating history of one of the Granite State's most remarkable places. For two centuries, Mount Washington has been the object of countless writers' wonder and fascination. In this volume, more than twenty previously written pieces inspired by New England's highest peak have been carefully selected, and collectively these cover nearly every aspect of the mountain's storied past. Tag along on early explorations of the White Mountains and its fabled Presidential Range. Follow the history of the nation's first mountain-climbing train and witness many of Mount Washington's tales of human tragedies. Editor and area historian Mike Dickerman uncovers the fascinating history of one of the New Hampshire's most renowned natural wonders.
Where You'll Find Me
Title | Where You'll Find Me PDF eBook |
Author | Ty Gagne |
Publisher | Tmc Books LLC |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2017-08-25 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780996218153 |
On Feb. 15, 2015, Kate Matrosova, an avid mountaineer, set off before sunrise for a traverse of the Northern Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Late the following day, rescuers carried her frozen body out of the mountains. What went wrong? Where You'll Find Me offers possible answers to that question.
The Last Traverse
Title | The Last Traverse PDF eBook |
Author | Ty Gagne |
Publisher | Tmc Books LLC |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2020-11-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781734930832 |
On a mountain somewhere above treeline, in some of the coldest and worst winter conditions imaginable, two men lie unconscious in the snow as explosive winds batter the nearby summits. In The Last Traverse: Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites, Ty Gagne masterfully lays out the events that led up to an epic and legendary rescue attempt in severe and dangerous winter conditions in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. More than a cautionary tale, it is a tribute to all the volunteers and professionals who willingly put themselves in harm's way to save lives. This is a must read for anyone who hikes the Whites. "In his first book, Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and the last Climb of Kate Matrosova, Ty Gagne established his credentials as a writer of well-researched and objective analysis of mountain accidents. Moreover, Where You'll Find Me reads like a novel, a book I couldn't put down. In his latest book, The Last Traverse, Gagne takes the combination of analysis and storytelling to a new level in a tale of survival and tragedy in the White Mountains." -Mark Synnott, author of The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life and The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
Ten Years on the Rock Pile
Title | Ten Years on the Rock Pile PDF eBook |
Author | Lee Vincent |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Meteorologists |
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