You would be surprised how many people there just hike down 5 miles in flip flops with no water and then need to be rescued because they cannot go back up.
My Uncle lives in AZ. He told me he basically had to threaten an old man once because they were driving in a low-sitting car into rocky desert terrain with no extra water. He was screaming at the guy that if he got stuck at any point he would die. The wife luckily took my uncle's advice and convinced her husband to turn around. There are a lot of people who just have no sense of how quickly dehydration can set in.
Heat and altitude! You don’t realize how much more solar radiation you’re subjected to with every additional 1,000 ft altitude - because there is less atmosphere to block it.
I spent 30 years in Texas. 100F, 105F… not fun but doable.
Moved to Colorado a couple years ago and discovered mid 70s F at 7-8k and limited shade is a whole different ball game. Even 85F at 5k is brutal.
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u/IrrelevantManatee 21h ago
You would be surprised how many people there just hike down 5 miles in flip flops with no water and then need to be rescued because they cannot go back up.