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Boundary Waters / Quetico Discussion Forums >> General Boundary Waters / Quetico Discussion >> Dehydration / heat exhaustion https://quietjourney.com/community/YABB.cgi?num=1311993180 Message started by Joe_Schmeaux on Jul 30^th, 2011 at 2:33am

Title: Re: Dehydration / heat exhaustion
Post by Joe_Schmeaux on Aug 3^rd, 2011 at 4:45am

solotripper wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2011 at 8:46pm:

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After a lunch break (I didn't eat) and rest, #8 was reasonably easy, but #9 was beyond my physical ability once I'd carried my first load across

I'll bet that low blood sugar might have played a hand in your crashing?

That was my first reaction too - marathoners call it "hitting the wall" for a reason !

You gotta be proactive on both fuel and water. ;)