Thursday, May 24, 2007

Global Warming: Awash in snow, path to Pikes Peak summit proving dangerous Global Warming: Awash in snow, path to Pikes Peak summit proving dangerous

More evidence of Global Warming in: Climbers get the cold shoulder, snow, summit, cadets: Awash in snow, path to Pikes Peak summit proving dangerous
This is the snowiest spring on Pikes Peak in more than a decade. Barr Camp recorded 231 inches of snow this winter. (It only saw 50 inches in 2006.)

Hikers venturing above treeline will find that the peak is more wintry this May than it usually is in January, and they should be prepared.

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