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What incredible people were Marion and company. Hauling a four-year-old up Mt. Washington. It’s very rugged up there near the top even if all you do is take the cog railway, never mind climb it. And then doing more sight-seeing afterward. Let her be an example to later generations. Nothing fazed this woman.

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My father, my brother-in-law, and I camped and hiked Mt Washington in Dec 1963. We did not go to the top and stayed away from Tuckerman's Ravine. We only did it for 2 days. Sleeping on a hard cold ground (actually no sleep occurred), was miserable. I was in my 20s. What Marion's group (with a 4 yr old) did was unbelievable. I'm sure they couldn't afford Down sleeping bags from LL Bean.

Not sure what a 'shirtwaist' is, and it must have been moths that ate holes in it. I think Leo Layton was actually Leo Leighton.

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