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How does someone get THAT dehydrated in 10 hours?
Even a slight touch of the runs can do it if it's hot outside.
It was the second day without water. Extreme exertion, heat, sweating, vomiting, etc. The electrolyte imbalance, meaning loss of potassium and other minerals as well as sodium, likely gave him a cardiac arrythmia, which killed him.
It says he was vomiting, so I’m sure that contributed to the dehydration. I can assure you, when I go walking here in the mornings in the summer, even without the sun up yet, it’s close to that hot. If I don’t drink regularly while I’m walking, I feel nauseous and dizzy. And that is just regular walking. I can see how this could happen to him.
They were hiking in the heat of the day, and it was very hot. Some of the other hikers said conditions felt like an oven. The hikers also were not allowed to carry water with them. They could only drink when they found water, but not fill water bottles or canteens.
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Have you ever hiked in the southwestern US during the summer? It gets very hot in Utah. Also the man who died was from New York, so he might not have been acclimated to the climate. I hope the bozos who own this camp lose their asses.
exertion in even modest heat requires 1 liter of fluid per hour to stay hydrated, heavy exertion/desert/higher temps would require more. It is quite easy to be very dehydrated in just a couple of hours if you do not take care of yourself
By hiking in low humidity and high temperatures.
How does someone get THAT dehydrated in 10 hours?
10 hours extreme hiking in July heat with no water?
“How does someone get THAT dehydrated in 10 hours?”
That is an excellent question, and one that needs to be investigated before we hang the guides.
A gal friend and I were unintentionally left on a Baja Mexico beach during the heat of the day for about 2 hours. We had only intended to be there 30 minutes or so. The dinghy that dropped us off had engine problems and didn't return as planned.
We had swim suits and T-shirts and sandals on. After about an hour we were becoming dehydrated and a bit panicky. The wind was probably as much a factor as the heat and the sun. The only relief was to crawl under some very big rocks for shelter......another hour of exposure would have found us delirious.
I have had huge respect for sun and wind exposure and what it can do ever since!
A gal friend and I were unintentionally left on a Baja Mexico beach during the heat of the day for about 2 hours. We had only intended to be there 30 minutes or so. The dinghy that dropped us off had engine problems and didn't return as planned.
We had swim suits and T-shirts and sandals on. After about an hour we were becoming dehydrated and a bit panicky. The wind was probably as much a factor as the heat and the sun. The only relief was to crawl under some very big rocks for shelter......another hour of exposure would have found us delirious.
I have had huge respect for sun and wind exposure and what it can do ever since!
Wonder if he was drinking booze or beer the night before. That will do it.
i can picture it - I got hypothermia in 35 degree weather....it happens
My best friend has been preparing for a grand canyon float trip all winter and spring - the first thing they learned was take a drink every 15 minutes wether you think you need it or not
They didn’t mention altitude or wind. My son spent 4 hours outside in Wyoming on a hot, dry, windy day, and was in the hospital 2 hours later.
