Got caught in a freak hailstorm on the Highline Trail last July

I was about 8 miles from the Cooke City trailhead when the sky turned green and pea sized ice started pounding us, so I ditched my trekking poles and got everyone into a stand of thick pines until it passed. Ended up hiking the last 6 miles in wet clothes with a twisted ankle from stepping in a marmot hole, has anyone else dealt with sudden weather shifts on exposed stretches?

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aaron_ellis424d ago

Honestly, the "hiking the last 6 miles in wet clothes" part hit home. I was on a ridge in the Winds last August and a sudden thunderstorm turned everything into a muddy slip-n-slide, and I spent the last 4 miles shivering and dodging rocks. That marmot hole twist is brutal, I took a spill on a loose scree patch during a similar freak storm and limped for two days after.

victor2194d ago

Man that scree plus wet conditions combo is no joke. I slipped once and looked like a newborn deer trying to stand back up on ice, not my finest moment lol.