Greater Nashua
An experienced hiker dies in a solo trek in blinding, waist-deep snow in New Hampshire mountains
THORNTON, N.H. (AP) — An experienced hiker who had accomplished the "Triple Crown" of challenging cross-country trails died in New Hampshire's White Mountains during a solo hike in brutal conditions, including single-digit temperatures, harsh winds and waist-deep snow. Christopher Roma, 37, was an expert hiker who ran his own long-distance trail guide business and had walked this familiar trail many times before. "Once you get to a certain point, you have to make that choice to continue or turn back," his mother, Barbara Roma, said. "And he was never really a turning-back kind of kid." Concerned friends of Roma started calling 911 at about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday after speaking with him by cellphone. Roma himself eventually reached the emergency line saying he was very cold. That call enabled authorities to get coordinates placing Roma between Mount Bond and Mount Guyot. A ...
