"Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain last weekend got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume was handing out frozen treats. No one seemed to know the man who carried ice cream sandwiches and bars and dry ice in a 60-pound pack up Huron Peak on Aug. 31. But word of him spread quickly to hikers making their way up the 14,006-foot mountain."
"Photos on social media show the man in a camping chair, a beer nestled in the armrest. In addition to the costume a sort of hooded sleeveless tunic he wore a fake mustache. It apparently wasn't a marketing stunt; he wore no logos, and the ice cream novelties were a store brand. Some commenters marveled at his ability to climb the mountain with such a heavy pack at elevations where the thin air can make it hard to carry just your own body up."
Hikers reached the 14,006-foot summit of Huron Peak on Aug. 31 and encountered a man handing out frozen treats while dressed in an ice cream cone costume. He carried ice cream sandwiches, bars and dry ice in a roughly 60-pound pack and sat in a camping chair with a beer in the armrest. He wore a hooded sleeveless tunic and a fake mustache, displayed no logos, and offered store-brand novelties rather than a marketing promotion. Word of the giveaway spread among ascending hikers, children rushed to meet him, some hikers worried about supplies, and the ice cream eventually ran out for late arrivals.
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