Hiker rescued from Mount Washington says he was 'underprepared'
Both Cole Matthes and the rescuers agree that without help, he would have died within hours.
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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.