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...taht avalanche had occurred, and Playsko had miraculously escaped without being buried, the handicap of his inexperience immediately became apparent. In descending the mountain for help he passed by no less than three emergency telephones, two first aid caches containing blankets and chemical heat pads, and the Tuckerman Ravine ski Shelter which, although unoccupied at the present time, is available for climbers in distress. The final irony of fate is that he dies just a few yards beyond the Spur Cabin of the Harvard Mountaineering Club where people were staying at that time...
...Harvard Mountaineering Club wishes to make an urgent appeal to all those who to climb or ski on Mount Washington (or any other out of the way area) to consult with us or any qualified organisation such as the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Mount Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol, or best of all, with Joe dodge at Pinkham Notch for advice as to where safe skiing and climbing conditions are to be found. (The HMC is located in Winthrop F-33; telephone...
Seyen Eastern and one Canadian college ski teams were entered last night in the two-day, four-event meet, feature attraction of Dartmouth's 44th annual winter carnival today and Saturday...
When Parysko's body was found, a party of veteran climbers and members of the Mt. Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol stationed nearby began the search for Longenecker, originally believed to have escaped the avalanche...
Members of the University Mountaineering Club blamed Parysko's death on inexperience. They said that in his panic to get help after the snowslide, he passed by at least three emergency telephones, two first aid caches containing blankets and chemical heat pads, and the Tuckerman Ravino Ski Sholter, which, although unoccupied at the present time, is available for climbers in distress...