2021-07-30, 08:21 PM
(2021-07-30, 09:32 AM)trailhound Wrote: Sad news. But, is it possible to hike the salt flats when it is 118 and live? I have no idea what combination of fluids, electrolytes, and food would allow one to survive.
The Badwater 126 participants compete in the DV summer heat. But they are elite, well-trained, well-acclimated, and supported. I don't know if Douglas shared many, if any, of those characteristics.
I just saw this news on facebook, and came over to see if it had been posted here yet. Here's what was posted there:
fatality by Candace66, on Flickr