More than 20 ‘ill-prepared’ hikers — some first-time — rescued from Mount Washington in frigid, snowy conditions

Over 20 “ill-prepared” hikers trapped atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire were rescued after they began developing hypothermia in frigid, snowy conditions with little gear, according to authorities. The hikers reached the mountain’s 6,288-foot summit Saturday with “no idea that summit services would be unavailable and that the state park was closed for the season,” Andy Vilaine, the assistant general manager for the Mount Washington Cog...