A Quebec hiker who had lost his gloves atop Mount Lafayette, but who stayed warm partly by “huddling with his dogs,” was rescued in deep snow after dark Wednesday.

New Hampshire Fish and Game said they received a call at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday about a hiker lost in whiteout conditions on top of Mount Lafayette. The hiker had relayed a message to family in Quebec that he was having trouble finding his way down the mountain.

Conservation officers said they communicated with the hiker by text, and eventually, he contacted 911 and his location was obtained. A team of conservation officers and volunteers from the Mountain Rescue Service went up to Franconia Ridge via the Bridle Path and the Falling Waters Trail, according to reports.

At 12:55 a.m., rescuers made contact with the hiker about 800 feet south of the summit of Mount Lafayette, having “trudged through waist-deep snow and poor visibility,” according to a press release.

“Rescuers spent considerable time re-warming extremities before eventually being able to descend to the trailhead where everyone arrived shortly before 5 a.m.

The hiker is identified as 25-year-old Vincent Hevey of Quebec. Hevey had departed with his two dogs from the trailhead at 9 a.m. in an effort to reach Mount Lafayette’s summit, where he arrived shortly after 3 p.m. Once on the summit, he lost the trail and his gloves.

Eventually, he located the Franconia Ridge Trail and stayed put on the trail until rescuers arrived, staying warm by huddling with his dogs.

“It is doubtful he would have survived the night if rescuers had not arrived when they did,” Fish and Game said in a release.

“Hikers are reminded to learn about local weather before you leave, turn back when fatigue or unexpected conditions exist, and to start as a group and end as a group. The mountains will be there another day,” they wrote.