White Mountains hikers often underprepared

In a new study based on surveys of hikers in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, Brown University researchers find that many people hit the trails without essential equipment, often because they don’t think it’s needed for short hikes. Young, inexperienced hikers were most likely to lack essential gear.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/bu-…