“After hiking across the ridge, the pair made it to Greenleaf Hut, but instead of taking Old Bridle Path, which was their planned route, they started to descend the Greenleaf Trail,” officials sai ...

Around 7:30 p.m., the hikers began a slow descent of Mount Lafayette towards the Greenleaf Hut at the same time the rescuers were approaching the Old Bridle Path.

The pair made it to the Greenleaf Hut as intended, but followed the wrong trail down because weather conditions made it hard to see trail markers. The men called for assistance near Eagle's Pass ...