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Re:In Useful DollarsI live in New England, USA. Walking around New Hampshire in the winter IS like Lapland. Hell, you could go from Mt Washington to Ben Nevis and have trouble telling them apart with your eyes closed.
Then again I've been in the White Mountains in Feb with just a t-shirt on in Feb one year and it was -30F the next Feb so that's New England weather for you. -
Re:"Weather permitting" in North Dakota!?!
"very few are from exposure (hypothermia)"
Really?
(This one has the same data, roughly, but it's organized better for counting)
http://www.mountwashington.org/about/visitor/survi ving.php
Falls: 41
Hypothermia: 29
"Natural Causes" i.e., heart attacks and other distress: 17
Avalanches: 11
Aircraft deaths: 10
Rail (ALL) related: 9
Falling ice: 5
Slideboards: 4 (Prohibited after 1919)
"Carriages" horse-drawn and auto: 2
Disappearances: 1
(on original page) Murder: 1
(on original page -since 2002-) 2 falls, one hypothermia.
I don't know about you but I count hypothermia being second to falls. That doesn't seem like "very few" to me. Very few to me comes under "slideboards" "carriages" and murders.
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A troll attempt... but important information still
The brave crew manning the Mount Washington Observatory in North Conway, NH are in severe peril. Due to the extreme temperatures, they have not been able to actuate a team rotation for the last week.
If this cold snap does not moderate soon, they are in danger of exhausting their entire food and oxygen stores!
Just last night, a member of the observation team became trapped behind a shack fifty yards from the observatory deck, because of the unrelenting 100+ mph winds.
Read more about it here
And here is a picture of some of the observation team members who were forced outside -- all with bare skin exposed to the sub-zero cold -- to escape a deadly carbon-monoxide leak emanating from the building's only furnace unit!
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A troll attempt... but important information still
The brave crew manning the Mount Washington Observatory in North Conway, NH are in severe peril. Due to the extreme temperatures, they have not been able to actuate a team rotation for the last week.
If this cold snap does not moderate soon, they are in danger of exhausting their entire food and oxygen stores!
Just last night, a member of the observation team became trapped behind a shack fifty yards from the observatory deck, because of the unrelenting 100+ mph winds.
Read more about it here
And here is a picture of some of the observation team members who were forced outside -- all with bare skin exposed to the sub-zero cold -- to escape a deadly carbon-monoxide leak emanating from the building's only furnace unit!
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Off topic... but improtant!
The brave crew manning the Mount Washington Observatory in North Conway, NH are in severe peril. Due to the extreme temperatures, they have not been able to actuate a team rotation for the last week.
If this cold snap does not moderate soon, they are in danger of exhausting their entire food and oxygen stores!
Just last night, a member of the observation team became trapped behind a shack fifty yards from the observatory deck, because of the unrelenting 100+ mph winds.
Read more about it here
And here is a picture of some of the observation team members who were forced outside -- all with bare skin exposed to the sub-zero cold -- to escape a deadly carbon-monoxide leak emanating from the building's only furnace unit!
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Off topic... but improtant!
The brave crew manning the Mount Washington Observatory in North Conway, NH are in severe peril. Due to the extreme temperatures, they have not been able to actuate a team rotation for the last week.
If this cold snap does not moderate soon, they are in danger of exhausting their entire food and oxygen stores!
Just last night, a member of the observation team became trapped behind a shack fifty yards from the observatory deck, because of the unrelenting 100+ mph winds.
Read more about it here
And here is a picture of some of the observation team members who were forced outside -- all with bare skin exposed to the sub-zero cold -- to escape a deadly carbon-monoxide leak emanating from the building's only furnace unit!
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DANGER for Mount Washington Observatory crew!
The brave crew manning the Mount Washington Observatory in North Conway, NH are in severe peril. Due to the extreme temperatures, they have not been able to actuate a team rotation for the last week.
If this cold snap does not moderate soon, they are in danger of exhausting their entire food and oxygen stores!
Just last night, a memer of the observation team became trapped behind a shack fifty yards from the observatory deck, because of the unrelenting 100+ mph winds.
Read more about it here
And here is a picture of some of the observation team members who were forced outside -- all with bare skin exposed to the sub-zero cold -- to escape a deadly carbon-monoxide leak emanating from the building's only furnace unit!
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DANGER for Mount Washington Observatory crew!
The brave crew manning the Mount Washington Observatory in North Conway, NH are in severe peril. Due to the extreme temperatures, they have not been able to actuate a team rotation for the last week.
If this cold snap does not moderate soon, they are in danger of exhausting their entire food and oxygen stores!
Just last night, a memer of the observation team became trapped behind a shack fifty yards from the observatory deck, because of the unrelenting 100+ mph winds.
Read more about it here
And here is a picture of some of the observation team members who were forced outside -- all with bare skin exposed to the sub-zero cold -- to escape a deadly carbon-monoxide leak emanating from the building's only furnace unit!
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Re:Motorized50 MPH winds are *tame* for Mt. Washington!
Highest wind (world record, April 12, 1934): 231 MPH -
Why? Ya ain't from around here, are ya?
Segway / DEKA Research is a New Hampshire company.
Mount Washington is the highest point in New Hampshire (or New England for that matter, but not -- as is commonly believed around here -- the highest point on the US east coast: that title goes to North Carolina's Mount Mitchell).
As a popular landmark & attraction, Mount Washington has great appeal in New England. The "This car climbed Mt. Washington!" bumper stickers are ubiquitous, and driving up the mountain's wind-swept road in the family minivan or station wagon has been a rite of passage for generations of New Englanders.
That is why they had to drive Segways up the mountain. This is a New England transportation invention, but that just wouldn't be complete without the obligatory drive up Mount Washington.
The real question is whether or not the Segways they took up the mountain have any space for the bumper sticker
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Check out Mt Washington NH @ 27 Miles
We have had a system running for more then 3 years from the summit of Mt Washington, to the North Conway valley in NH. No worries about freznel zone, as the 6000+ foot mountain works as a fine tower.
Somewhat unique in this case though is that we have winds that exceed 75 MPH more then 30% of the time. Try figuring out how to build an antenna and mounting system that remains accurate and doesn't blow away into Maine under those conditions!
There are several pics in the photo gallery of the summit dish. Here are several:
You may also find the weather stats of this location interesting.
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Check out Mt Washington NH @ 27 Miles
We have had a system running for more then 3 years from the summit of Mt Washington, to the North Conway valley in NH. No worries about freznel zone, as the 6000+ foot mountain works as a fine tower.
Somewhat unique in this case though is that we have winds that exceed 75 MPH more then 30% of the time. Try figuring out how to build an antenna and mounting system that remains accurate and doesn't blow away into Maine under those conditions!
There are several pics in the photo gallery of the summit dish. Here are several:
You may also find the weather stats of this location interesting.
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Check out Mt Washington NH @ 27 Miles
We have had a system running for more then 3 years from the summit of Mt Washington, to the North Conway valley in NH. No worries about freznel zone, as the 6000+ foot mountain works as a fine tower.
Somewhat unique in this case though is that we have winds that exceed 75 MPH more then 30% of the time. Try figuring out how to build an antenna and mounting system that remains accurate and doesn't blow away into Maine under those conditions!
There are several pics in the photo gallery of the summit dish. Here are several:
You may also find the weather stats of this location interesting.
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Check out Mt Washington NH @ 27 Miles
We have had a system running for more then 3 years from the summit of Mt Washington, to the North Conway valley in NH. No worries about freznel zone, as the 6000+ foot mountain works as a fine tower.
Somewhat unique in this case though is that we have winds that exceed 75 MPH more then 30% of the time. Try figuring out how to build an antenna and mounting system that remains accurate and doesn't blow away into Maine under those conditions!
There are several pics in the photo gallery of the summit dish. Here are several:
You may also find the weather stats of this location interesting.
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Check out Mt Washington NH @ 27 Miles
We have had a system running for more then 3 years from the summit of Mt Washington, to the North Conway valley in NH. No worries about freznel zone, as the 6000+ foot mountain works as a fine tower.
Somewhat unique in this case though is that we have winds that exceed 75 MPH more then 30% of the time. Try figuring out how to build an antenna and mounting system that remains accurate and doesn't blow away into Maine under those conditions!
There are several pics in the photo gallery of the summit dish. Here are several:
You may also find the weather stats of this location interesting.
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Check out Mt Washington NH @ 27 Miles
We have had a system running for more then 3 years from the summit of Mt Washington, to the North Conway valley in NH. No worries about freznel zone, as the 6000+ foot mountain works as a fine tower.
Somewhat unique in this case though is that we have winds that exceed 75 MPH more then 30% of the time. Try figuring out how to build an antenna and mounting system that remains accurate and doesn't blow away into Maine under those conditions!
There are several pics in the photo gallery of the summit dish. Here are several:
You may also find the weather stats of this location interesting.
