Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke When Hiking and Backpacking
Posted by Danny Pearson on Jan 25, 2024
Whilst trekking the GR221, I suffered from heat exhaustion
and the early stages of heatstroke. With the benefit of hindsight, I was
showing the signs of severe heat exhaustion for some time before things went
seriously downhill. Towards the end of the previous day, I had been struggling
with the heat and wasn’t feeling too good. What I didn’t know was that heat
exhaustion can build over mu
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