We are talking Whitney Zone here correct? What are the chances in the WZ that you are going to come across someone in dire need about to die from HAPE or HACE and that you happen to have Dex in your pocket?
There is almost no place on the MMWT that if you start to feel bad you can't stop and rest or decide to turn around and descend.We aren't talking Camp 2,3 or 4 on Everest are we? I want to get this clear in my mind what we are talking about here.
Rod, yes we're talking about Mt. Whitney. In the last several weeks, there was a
thread on WPSMB about a fellow in a party who was definitely suffering from HACE. The hiker was stumbling and possibly unable to descend due to the conditions in his state. Another hiker gave the party Dex, and it improved the striken's condition to where he was able to descend.
Last year in the Horseshoe Meadows area, there was a teenager who needed to be rescued due to HAPE.
Last year, a hiker died just over Paiute Pass due to altitude issues.
