In a slightly manlier vein I've had the ferocious storms of Mt. Washington kick my ass twice. 80 mph winds, zero visibility and bitter cold will end your day fast.
Hey fellow eastie, I summited Madison once in the single didgets with a wind up to 110mph. Bruttle, had to cup my hands over my nose to get a breath of air.Face the wind and I couldn't exhale, turn around and I couldn't inhale. Not to mention being sent sprawling on the rocks many times. 8 hours to cover just a few miles[ we camped below tree line], came down, grabbed the tent[ wadded it in the packs] and went down to North Conway to get a room and eat and drink like fiends.
Also got turned back from Pinnicle Gulley twice this fall. Once it was a constant flow of spindrift pouring down[ when the wind wasn't blowing it back up]just like trying to climb through an hour glass. tooknhalf an hour to climb 50 feet of thin ice, no idea if the rest o the route was even in or not. Went back a few days later[thanksgiving day] and the wind chill was somewhere around -90. Run away,run away!!!The next day is when those dudes got killed in the avelanche in Tucks.