31-07-2016 21:47 via abqjournal.com

Death highlights weather risks at Humphreys Peak

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A teenager’s recent death highlights a growing trend of hikers ignoring lightning danger and other risky conditions to ascend Arizona’s highest peak. Visitors often continue up Humphreys Peak despite storm warnings, putting themselves in danger, Coconino County search and rescue officials tell the Arizona Daily Sun (http://bit.ly/2akKgBT). “This is a unique opportunity, […]
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