On the mountain the weather changes fast, you have to be prepared and move quickly to survive and succeed.
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She said needles could be switched from point north to south, sending people off in the wrong direction while trying to navigate off a hill or mountain in foul weather.
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More than a dozen roads on the island remain closed due to the weather including the Mountain Road, Ballamodha and the Switchback Road.
During the 10-and-a-half hour operation the men were carried to safety by Brecon Mountain Rescue Team before the weather improved enough for them to be airlifted to hospital.
The siblings claimed Siverls died of heat exhaustion during an endurance hike up a mountain in 90-degree weather with virtually no food or water and wearing a backpack filled with 40 pounds of rocks.
Gwyn Roberts, of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, said the weather at lower levels might be sunny with blue skies, but near the summit Snowdon was "another world, " deceptive and dangerous.
And I would be happy to stay on the mountain all day, and never mind the weather.
He lives on top of a mountain billed as having some of the worst weather in the world, New Hampshire's Mount Washington.
Brian Fitzgerald lives on top of a mountain billed as having some of the worst weather in the world, New Hampshire's Mount Washington.
"It certainly makes getting out of bed very difficult, " said Fitzgerald, who lives on the mountain eight days at a stretch as a weather observer for the private Mount Washington Observatory.
But Teton gets a lot of online searches in both summer and winter since it's a gateway to Yellowstone National Park, where there are plenty of warm-weather activities, such as rock climbing, mountain biking and white-water rafting, says Lisa Delaney, vice president of marketing for Jackson Hole Sotheby's International Realty.
In the evenings, chamois (a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe) click across the surrounding rocks, and if the weather is clear you get the most unusual of mountain views, peering down onto ships far below on the Atlantic Ocean.
Repairs to the Isle of Man's Mountain circuit are on target for TT festival races, despite considerable weather damage, says the course inspector.
Your hotel is located at the base of Park City Mountain Resort, an area gem that's a hub for warm-weather activities.
Mountain rescuers warned walkers to think twice before heading up high peaks in bad weather after two separate incidents on Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons at the weekend.
CairnGorm Mountain and The Lecht will have runs open for skiers and snowboarders on Saturday, weather permitting.
Ranger Nic Bullivant said snow-holing had traditionally been a life-saving skill learned by mountain guides, rescue teams, walkers and military personnel to protect themselves in bad weather.
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While Brownlee had no qualms about heading out in the snow on his mountain bike, he and several team-mates also decamped to the Canary Islands for warm-weather training.
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The police said they were working closely with mountain rescue volunteers and other statutory emergency staff to provide assistance to people in difficulty due to the extreme weather.
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National Weather Service forecasters predict a 90 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Monday and Monday night in the mountain region.
Given over to mountain bikes, horses and hikers in the summer, the trails are groomed for skiing between December and March, weather permitting.
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