According to the story on CNN he was better-dressed than the average blue-jean-clad day-hiker, including water-resistant pants, insulated boots, and gloves. I wonder what else in the way of emergency preparedness gear he was (or was not) carrying?

Steve
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"After I had solaced my mind with the comfortable part of my condition, I
began to look round me, to see what kind of place I was in, and what was
next to be done"