but after hiking to the top of Mount Lafayette took the wrong trail and ended up on Garfield Ridge, near Franconia, officials said. The hiker, who did not have a map, did not know where he was or ...

Wind took map and compass white out conditions ... which was the Greenleaf Trail just below the summit of Mount Lafayette.Officials reached Cummings at 4:30 p.m. and were able to guide him ...

On Thursday morning, he hiked Franconia Ridge, took a wrong trail from the summit of Mount Lafayette, and hiked north toward Garfield Ridge. “Lacking a map,” Kneeland said, “he was unsure of ...

From Greenleaf Hut they took the steep, rocky Greenleaf Trail, which runs 1.1 miles straight up to the summit of Mt. Lafayette ... Reliance on cell phones for maps, lighting and emergency ...

But, as the website points out, “the trail from Mount Lafayette to Mount Lincoln to ... advised those to carry important supplies, like a map, a compass, warm clothing, additional food and ...

Hikers should always bring a map, compass ... an earlier version of this story misidentified a trail leading to the top of Mount Lafayette. It is the Franconia Ridge Trail. In addition, only ...

RESCUE CREWS FOUND HER ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF MOUNT LAFAYETTE OFF TRAIL."> RESCUE TEAMS DISCOVERING ... Have a headlamp map, a compass."They said hikers should also be aware of their limitations ...

Patrick Bittman, of Maine, was hoping to "watch the sunrise from Mount Lafayette,” but ran into ... During his descent, Bittman “could not find the trail” and "ended up heading into the ...

A month after a 19-year-old woman was found dead on Mount Lafayette, another hiker has died at the popular hiking spot in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire Fish and Game said. The 28-year-old man ...