Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:37 pm
It came from a combination of prolonged exposure to extreme cold and very wet feet from Mt Shasta.
Temps w/ windchill varied from 10 F to -25 F for over 24 hrs and my feet got drenched digging the snowcaves and the rime ice, and I was unable to dry out my feet or the Koflach boots. So despite having warm boots and socks my big toe got a little frostbitten, though there was barely any sign when I first got off the mountain - it took about 4 days before it really started aching and looking bad.
Oddly my finger's frostbite appeared worse, but it healed quickly and hasn't given me any problems since, apart from slightly greater sensitivity to cold, which I expected.
Temps w/ windchill varied from 10 F to -25 F for over 24 hrs and my feet got drenched digging the snowcaves and the rime ice, and I was unable to dry out my feet or the Koflach boots. So despite having warm boots and socks my big toe got a little frostbitten, though there was barely any sign when I first got off the mountain - it took about 4 days before it really started aching and looking bad.
Oddly my finger's frostbite appeared worse, but it healed quickly and hasn't given me any problems since, apart from slightly greater sensitivity to cold, which I expected.