Misha downclimbing the East...

Misha downclimbing the East...

Misha downclimbing the East Ridge. Recent snow made the footing treacherous. October 24, 2005.
Steve Larson
on Oct 28, 2005 12:52 pm
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tomi

tomi - Oct 28, 2005 2:07 pm - Voted 10/10

****

How I see, you like to drink frozen juice : )

desainme

desainme - Oct 28, 2005 2:21 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: ****

Pee bottle measured in Liters or in Cups?

Steve Larson

Steve Larson - Oct 31, 2005 1:49 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: ****

Pee bottle! LOL! Misha was complaining that one of the side effects of Diamox was that it made him pee all the time. Small price to pay for greatly improved acclimatization.



Definitely in liters, that one.

Misha

Misha - Oct 31, 2005 4:32 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: ****

Ha. I took the requests of rangers to "pack everything out" very seriously :)

steeleman

steeleman - Oct 31, 2005 6:12 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: ****

judging by color, doesn't look like you were too well hydrated :-)

Misha

Misha - Oct 31, 2005 7:48 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: ****

Nice one, Rich. I knew that this one is coming :)

Seriously, Diamox made me constantly thirsty. I had to drink 2-3 times more than usual to stay hydrated. I guess it is a part of how it works.

insanebikerboy

insanebikerboy - Nov 2, 2005 12:50 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: ****

Diamox made you really thirsty? I've tried keeping a bit of gatorade powder with me to mix in my water, I was once told that potassium loss is a side effect of using it, which in turn makes a fella thirsty. Never bothered me after that!



Red

Misha

Misha - Nov 2, 2005 1:27 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: ****

Actually, the liquid in a bottle is water mixed with Cytomax powder (Orange flavor if you are wondering about the color:). Cytomax should work similarly to (or better than) Gatorade. So I doubt that it is a lack of potassium that dramatically increased my thirst. Normally, it takes me 1-2 quarts of water per 4-5,000' gain in the backcountry. This time it took over 3 quarts and it was not even hot and humid. I am pretty sure that it was a side effect of Diamox.

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