The body of 22-year-old Lefei Huang was recovered Sunday night in the Mount Baldy area of the San Gabriel Mountains, ending a week-long search after she went missing during a solo hike amid heavy snowfall.
Wyoming resident and mountain aficionado since 2012 here. I just can’t figure out her reasoning here. Anybody that has had to treck through just ten inches of fresh snowfall will tell you that things get hairy real quick. Given that they were expected to get over three feet in less than 24 hours, a solo hike (any hike) was tantamount to suicide.
I read an article recently about a “journalist” that was planning to hike/camp through Joshua tree and started with camping overnight. They went into town 2x and spent most of the night awake due to the cold and lack of cold-weather camping gear. They then posted a photo of a bobcat saying they opened their tent and saw it, which is a lie to anyone that knows the area.
Colorado here. I didn’t know, coming from warmer climates, that in a blizzard, visibility becomes very limited (by definition). I knew the low temperature and wind together are extremely dangerous. It’s bad enough encountering one in town much less outdoors on a hike.
Some people don’t really grasp how risky nature is and don’t do the necessary research and preparation before venturing out. Not sure if she was like that or not.
Either way, it sucks to see someone lose their life from something so easily avoided.
Wyoming resident and mountain aficionado since 2012 here. I just can’t figure out her reasoning here. Anybody that has had to treck through just ten inches of fresh snowfall will tell you that things get hairy real quick. Given that they were expected to get over three feet in less than 24 hours, a solo hike (any hike) was tantamount to suicide.
I read an article recently about a “journalist” that was planning to hike/camp through Joshua tree and started with camping overnight. They went into town 2x and spent most of the night awake due to the cold and lack of cold-weather camping gear. They then posted a photo of a bobcat saying they opened their tent and saw it, which is a lie to anyone that knows the area.
It’s desperate journalism/influencers.
Colorado here. I didn’t know, coming from warmer climates, that in a blizzard, visibility becomes very limited (by definition). I knew the low temperature and wind together are extremely dangerous. It’s bad enough encountering one in town much less outdoors on a hike.
Some people don’t really grasp how risky nature is and don’t do the necessary research and preparation before venturing out. Not sure if she was like that or not.
Either way, it sucks to see someone lose their life from something so easily avoided.