Ed'n Lauky
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A fascinating article from Outside Magazine: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoo...-Then-Stupor--Then-the-Letting-Go.html?page=1
The Cold Hard Facts Of Freezing To Death
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Dave Bear
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Powerfully chilling read!
TomD
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I have a book called Hypothermia, Death By Exposure by William Forgey, MD, which covers the topic pretty well. Not to mention the catchy title. 
sierra
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Of all the ways to die in the mountains, freezing to death would be at the bottem of my list. I still think of Guy Waterman sometimes and the choice he made.
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Perhaps he was envisioning something more peaceful than the late stage clothing removal. Sadly depression gives the afflicted a limited perspective!
Heather&Kali
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I have read this story before. It is from a book by Peter Stark, Last Breath, The Limits of Adventure. Good read, thanks for sharing.
Sunshine Chris
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Great read, thanks for sharing
LivesToHike
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I agree - a great read. Thanks for sharing with us all.
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Chip
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Not to make light of the subject (if I had to go : hypothermia on a great mountain would not be my last choice) : BUT: Re the thread title: If you are hard and cold - you died of hypothermia
Chip
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Yes. Quite.
Tom_Murphy
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huh, I thought one of the points of the article was that you are not dead until you are warm and dead....
DougPaul
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Actually hypothermia may be one of the nicer ways to go. The brain shuts down as it cools off.
You can have frozen extremities or surface flesh and still survive.
That is what the docs in the ER will tell you...
Doug
