Rescuers carried an injured hiker over roughly two miles of steep, icy terrain on Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire Sunday.
According to New Hampshire Fish and Game officials, the received a report of an injured hiker on the Dublin Trail on Mount Monadnock in Jaffery, New Hampshire at around 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 22.
The 26-year-old hiker had been hiking with his friend when he slipped and fell on icy rocks, sustaining a head and shoulder injury. The friend immediately placed a phone call for help.
Conservation officers, park staff, and volunteers from the Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team began a response up the trail with equipment and personnel.
After reaching the hiker, rescuers assisted him down two miles of steep, icy, rocky, and rough terrain back to the trailhead.
All members of the rescue party exited the trail by 8:10 p.m. From there, the hiker opted to forgo an ambulance and chose to seek medical attention on his own.
Officials said the pair were experienced and planned to do a day hike to the summit of Mount Monadnock.
