Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Linus Wilson recounts his experience climbing Maine's state high point Mt. Katahdin on June 2, 2025, the day after two hikers went missing. The search was not initiated until after he and his daughter were near the summit.

Tim Keiderling, 58, to be accidental and his 28-year-old daughter, Esther tried to summit Katahdin on June 1, 2025. The father's body was not discovered until June 3, 2025, near the summit.

"Cause of death for second Katahdin hiker ruled complications of hypothermia"
wabi.tv/2025/06/26/cause-death-second-katahdin-hiker-ruled-complications-hypothermia

50 state high point playlist and ranking videos
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmISw2WoaEPwJDcgNIxIvcnFI9paECd0j&si=wQKtdG6qz7NU5R4Na

Dr. Linus Wilson's research is at linuswilson.com

See my high point ranking at
Wilson, Linus, Does Difficulty Affect U.S. State High Points Ascents? (July 20, 2023). Available at SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=4516746 or dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4516746