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Posted by Fred on January 17, 2008 at 11:46:14 am EST
In reply to Perils of Winter posted by calamity on January 12, 2008 at 6:14:20 pm EST

It doesn't take dire conditions ....

I've come across hypothermic hikers along the AT in rather mild weather - they were ill prepared, didn't anticipate rain (!).
The ambient air temp was in the low 60's, they were sitting in a trail shelter, soaked to the skin, the guy was on the verge of being non-responsive, the woman was frantic. They had no matches, no rain gear, were disoriented and seemed to have given up. Oh, they were less than two miles from a state park office. Neither could be convinced to strip off the wet clothes in exchange for dry ones. They were also darned lucky that some of us enjoy hiking in the rain. I did what I could, the guy got my fleece top (from my pack), the woman got a plastic trash bag with arm and head holes cut out, I gave them my thermos of coffee and hustled 'em down to the park office - they were in pretty good shape when I left. The guy never gave me back my old fleece, but I did go out and complete my day hike.

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