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Julia Clarke

"His shoes had frozen solid" when he was rescued, but this hiker's story could have had a much worse ending – here's what he did that saved his life

Ski mountaineering, Mt. Elbert, Colorado, USA.

A hiker attempting to climb one of Colorado's highest peaks had to be rescued on Saturday night after succumbing to serious winter conditions.

According to the Alpine Rescue Team, the man set out on Saturday to climb Mt. Bierstadt, a Colorado 14er close to Denver. He had left instructions with his father to call 911 if he hadn't been in touch by 8 p.m.

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