Frostbitten

July 2011

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July 2011

Re-warm frostbitten digits by soaking them in 40-42°C water. Photo: Paul Hersey
I would like to think I am generally pretty staunch when it comes to pain but tucked down in the foetal position in the lee of the summit and experiencing the excruciating pain as blood returned to my fingers, I was a long way from looking in control. I may have even been close to […]
Hazel Phillips

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