Experienced hikers know weather can end a hiking trek in moments.
Mason Poe, president of the Hiking Club, knows the trouble weather causes when hikers are attempting a climb. Recently Poe led a group of six CU students up Mount Yale, one of Colorado's Collegiate Peaks. That's when thunderstorms can roll in. What had earlier been a beautiful day, no comma instantly turned dismal. Almost at their destination and filled with excitement to be nearing the summit, Poe and the other hikers were suddenly hit with unexpected and dangerous weather.