300-yard hike for woman turns into 15-mile trial

Taking the wrong trail led Jennifer Ho on a Mauna Kea trek lasting nearly a day

By Leila Fujimori

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 23, 2013

~~<p>For 59-year-old Jennifer Ho, getting lost on Mauna Kea for almost 24 hours wasn't an ordeal despite spending the night in freezing temperatures, enduring whipping winds without gear, warm clothing or food and hiking 15 miles in rugged terrain.</p>
<p>"I was curious," said the Hilo woman Friday, a day after her adventure. "This is a challenge. ‘Are you going to make it?' I wasn't scared. I knew that people die on that mountain, but I had the skills. I grew up hiking."</p>
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For 59-year-old Jennifer Ho, getting lost on Mauna Kea for almost 24 hours wasn't an ordeal despite spending the night in freezing temperatures, enduring whipping winds without gear, warm clothing or food and hiking 15 miles in rugged terrain.

"I was curious," said the Hilo woman Friday, a day after her adventure. "This is a challenge. ‘Are you going to make it?' I wasn't scared. I knew that people die on that mountain, but I had the skills. I grew up hiking." Login for more...