Safety
In the past ten years three separate parties have had to be rescued by the United States Coast Guard, including one near-death incident. The primary causes for complications on the trail are poor weather, poor decision-making after bad weather sets in, lack of equipment, and poor physical fitness.
Local guides are available informally. There are currently no commercial guides, although such a venture has been planned in the past (incidentally, the principal guide-to-be nearly perished while surveying the standard route).
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