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His fall Saturday sparked a rescue mission that would last 11 hours, utilize the mountain’s famed Cog Railway and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers, who said the hiker made “numerous poor decisions” in preparing for the hike and then deciding to push on.

His fall Saturday sparked a rescue mission that would utilize the mountain's famed Cog Railway and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers.

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In ferocious winds and freezing temperatures, hiker Cole Matthes slid hundreds of feet down a ravine on Mount Washington, sparking a rescue mission that would last 11 hours, utilize the mountain’s famed Cog Railway and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers

Both Cole Matthes and the rescuers agree that without help, he would have died within hours.

Without 11-man rescue mission, the hiker would have ‘undoubtedly died’ on Mount Washington

As temperatures plunged on Mount Washington and ferocious winds made it near impossible to see, hiker Cole Matthes began to drift away from the trail. Then he hit a patch of snow-covered ice and slid hundreds of feet down a ravine.

A New Hampshire man who sparked a treacherous 11-hour rescue on Mount Washington said he is fortunate to be alive.

A hiker recently saved from Mount Washington after slipping and falling during bad weather conditions is speaking out about his 11-hour's long rescue.