“The weather turned quite nasty over the last several days,” he said. “Due to the fact that he hadn’t eaten properly, hadn’t had enough water, physically I think he was drained and probably emotionally as well.”

He was also an inexperienced hiker who was not equipped with proper gear for a winter hike, he said.

Good Preparation, Good Hiking, Poor Preparation and a Nasty Turn in the Weather and you have a Survival Situation. In this case a 7 -Day Long one!