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Fatality — Mount Monadnock, Jan 3, 2007

·Mount Monadnock·Pumpelly Trail

59-year-old male from North Berwick, Maine · party of 5

Thomas Pummer, age 59, died during a moonlit night hike up Mount Monadnock on the Pumpelly Trail in icy, snow-encrusted conditions. He had gone ahead of his four companions and was found unconscious above treeline, approximately 3/4 mile from the summit, at around 2:00 a.m. CPR was unsuccessful and the exact cause of death had not been determined at time of release; his body was carried down the mountain the following morning.

What we can learn

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Contributing factors

Inadequate traction
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