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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean I don't think 107 degrees dry heat is that hot for young, fit, outdoorsy, experienced desert hikers.  Baby and dog definitely would have had a problem with that level of heat.  But all four?  Also, wouldn't heat stroke show up in an autopsy?

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Is this a troll post? In what world is 107 degrees not "that" hot... even if it's a DRY HEAT.[/quote]

DP. Having grown up with this kind of weather: 107 dry heat feels better than 94 with 80% humidity that we get in DC. But, and 8.5 mile hike in 100+ dry heat carrying a 1 year old that includes 5 miles of steep, exposed terrain is a death trap. If they indeed did that whole hike, it’s almost certainly heat stroke. When I first heard this story [b]I just assumed they did a short 1-3 mile hike early in the morning[/b], because the notion of doing a difficult 4-5 hr hike at 100+ degrees with a baby just seemed beyond stupid. But: people can be very stupid. And sometimes it kills them. [/quote]

This is what I assumed too when I read they were only 1.5 mi from the car and has left at 7:45 am. I figured it was maybe a 90 min. hike they planned to finish by ~9:30 am. And I didn’t realize the terrain was so rough. The more I read, the more heat exhaustion seems plausible. What an awful way for them all to go.

I’m not a super outdoorsy person, but do occasionally go hike/kayak etc. and this thread has really opened my eyes to the danger of high heat. I didn’t appreciate how quickly people can become disoriented and weakened. But some of the other news stories shared are really shocking. I definitely have redox too for the high heat of the day now.[/quote]

kind of a tangent but with global warming this is only going to increase. I kept up running this summer but took it very easily at first until I was sure I could handle it - short runs, kept an eye on my heart rate. heat is no joke. [/quote]

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