6 19 800 29 86 26 42 56 281
6 19 900 29 91 34 44 54 283
6 19 1000 29 97 36 47 57 278
6 19 1100 29 100 33 43 52 275
6 19 1200 30 73 29 40 49 276
6 19 1300 30 91 26 36 48 271
6 19 1400 30 96 25 37 48 269
6 19 1500 31 93 30 39 48 275
Just an observation. These are the temps and winds on 6/19 at Camp Muir. Alot milder in comparison to the weather those three hikers had a while ago.
I hiked/skinned /skiied that day. Made it as far as Anvil Rock and bailed out. I've been to Camp Muir on July 1st. It was a nice day , somewhat with similar conditions to the 19th. It started snowing heavy when I got to Muir. I quickly got into the hut and put on a full force Goretex coat and pants. Without that I would have been in a world of hurt. I hiked down. Below 7,000', the snow turned to pouring down rain. With a strong wind, it would have been miserable.
My point is, don't under estimate the power of wind. Many climbers turn around on this element all by itself.
