Gary Reuter
Every year, approximately 350,000 people head up Mount Washington. Not all of them ride up in cars or the Cog Railway. Lots of people hike up, and in fact the Appalachian Trail crosses the summit. This gent is Gary Reuter, a 79-year-old retired fuel engineer, taking a break in the visitor center after hiking up the Bootspur Trail. It was his 16th time up one trail or another this year alone.
“We try to stay under 50-mph winds. It’s just not worth the trouble. You lose a glove in that kind of weather, that’s it,” he said. “Temperature isn’t that concerning, it’s the wind chill.”