I have been following and ongoing story of the search over the past 6 days for a 22 year old in the High Peaks Wilderness of the Adirondacks, a place I have hiked over the many years. So I dug out this 1997 article from Outside magazine. A very interesting read.
http://outsideonline.com/magazine/0197/9701fefreez.html
http://outsideonline.com/magazine/0197/9701fefreez.html