Meadows wrote:I read that adding 1 tsp of cayenne pepper to boiling water and drinking will warm your extremeties. I plan to start taking a thermos along.
If you're drinking boiling water, isn't it hot enough without adding pepper? Maybe I'm just a wuss though.
I work outside. As soon as the fingers get kinda numb ,I stop and warm them up,usually under my armpit just inside my coat. It works. After that they dont get as cold. It's like they adapt.
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Great weather for climbing today despite the clouds. today I added a really thin wind layer over my heavy fleece and it seemed to keep me much warmer. There wasn't really any wind but I think it trapped more body heat.
My hands warmed up after only one warmup.
So the comment on the keeping the core warms seems good.
I also keep one shoe in my coat as I put on the other, they cool off real fast if you take them out at the same time.
I think Ascentionist is right as well. the more you go out, the less cold you feel.
Maureen Kunz used to bring this little propane heater with her. It was small enough to pack around and put out some pretty good heat for a couple of hours around the base of routes. was a pretty cool thing - i've looked for one like she had but can only find heavier kinds out there.
ynot is right. If you let your hands get cold, then rewarm them, they tend to stay warm from that point on. The warm, cold, warm cycle seems to kick your circulation into high gear. That is, as long as you don't have Raynod's Syndrome or something like that.
the best cure for the cold is sex with a man. that or bring a cow with you. if it gets really cold cut it open and crawl inside......although it does make the sex with a man harder.
When it's cold, I usually press my hands against the rock until they're numb, or find snow or ice instead. Then once the agony is over from them warming up, you're good! Of course, if you take too long between routes then you end up having to do it all over again. No pain, no gain.
The mini hearter is nice mainly because you can get your shoes so warm that it is almost a treat to put them on. I think the whole get your hands numb and then endure the agongy works. I still think that the real enemy is the wind. You can account for it while your not climbing but sport climbing and wind proof layers don't really seem to mix. At least I can't picture it.
