The news out of Franconia Notch this weekend was sadly familiar: A hiker set off in the morning, eagerly climbing the Old Bridle Path up Mt. Lafayette to experience one of the world’s greatest day hikes, but never returned.This time it was Guopeng.
Emily Sotelo, 19, was found dead on a New Hampshire mountain trail on what would have been her 20th birthday. Emily had only recently taken up hiking with little experience of winter conditions.
Olivera Sotelo’s 19-year-old daughter was late returning from a solo hike, and she wasn’t answering her phone. Panicking at the trailhead, Sotelo called her husband for help.“I could not stop my anxiety,” she said. Emily Sotelo emerged from the woods.
New Hampshire authorities say a 19-year-old college student who died on a quest to hike all 48 of the state’s mountains over 4,000 feet was woefully unprepared for the brutal conditions she encountered last month.
CONCORD Olivera Sotelo’s 19-year-old daughter was late returning from a solo hike, and she wasn’t answering her phone. Panicking at the trailhead, Sotelo called her husband for help.“I could not stop my anxiety,” she said. Emily Sotelo emerged from.