Hexatrek 2023 // Episode 4 // The Return of the Hexa-Flu

IT IS BACK!

[@oldpete95]

You are a trooper Anna. Good on you for trying to push through. Get well, and get back on the trail, so you guys can show me more of this beautiful hike. :)

[@atalefromatrail8181]

The Alps are trying to kill us daily.😅 It's hard effort dealing with the climbs and heat. The PCT seems like a walk in the park compared to the Hexatrek. At that point in the video we were really in need of a break.

[@uvereichenauer7473]

🙏😊🥰

[@jamespayne9061]

Those alpine views are getting pretty spectacular!!!

[@atalefromatrail8181]

They are vewy pwetty indeed 🫠. Earned the views the hard way...

[@daveanddawnpreston3946]

Hope you're feeling better soon. Thanks for the update

[@atalefromatrail8181]

Feeling much better, thank goodness 😊❤

[@liverpoolhikers]

Oh boy, that was rough just watching. Really felt for you. Hiking while feeling sick is kinda sucky, hiking huge elevation changes while feeling sick, well that's extra elevated sucky! Hope you have recovered sufficiently to enjoy the extraordinary beauty around you ... that'll be René. And then there is the landscape, too ... 😜

[@atalefromatrail8181]

😂😂😂😂 I keep marveling at the extraordinary beauty I'm surrounded by everyday..

[@alankelly349]

Hi Anna hopefully you are feeling better. Did you work out what is was? Thank you for another great video and sharing the reality that sometimes things don't go to plan.

[@atalefromatrail8181]

No idea... We call it "The Hexa-flu". Honestly there are many hikers who are getting sick. We filter every water, there are no huge hiker-herds where germs can spread. It could be maybe a combination of heat, sun and physical exhaustion...the temperatures are tricky to deal with. In the morning you climb a 2000m pass and it's cool but lots of work, and 3hrs later you're down at 700meters and it's stuffy, hot, and your body doesn't get a rest to acclimatize..maybe that? we all started to take electrolytes in the evening, and I now have half a tea spoon of salt in the morning before hiking. I'm more mindful of dealing with water intake. When having a break I let my body stop sweating and only then drink a good chunk of water. During walking, I only have smaller sips to deal with a dry mouth. We have significantly slowed down to avoid harming our health. It's just interesting... since so many people have had to deal with the same problems...

[@bettinagrafl6347]

❤

[@richardross7219]

Good video. I would suspect food poisoning, contaminated water, or heat exhaustion. I hope that you recovered fast. When walking in the hot sun, an umbrella for shade helps a lot. Be sure to drink plenty of water with electrolytes before bed. Your health is the most important thing. Don't worry about the trail. Good Luck, Rick

[@atalefromatrail8181]

I think you have absolutely hit the nail on the head. We think it's heat exhaustion. We have all started to take electrolytes in the evening, manage our water intake better and give the bodies a chance to cool down more. Plus I'm consuming half a teaspoon to 1 ts of salt in the morning. Yet, we also take gut friendly bacteria because some of us are still dealing with...loose..poos... interesting. the body really starts to shut down its functions when it's dehydrated.

[@richardross7219]

@@atalefromatrail8181 55 years ago, I was a carpenter's apprentice ; ). In the US Army, a little later, I saw a lot of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. I found that a banana a day prevented night cramps. The loose stool could be from the salt and too much water. Use shade and a big brimmed hat. Soak the hat for evaporitive cooling. Our canteen pouches were designed to insulates in cold weather but in hot weather we could soak the pouch with water. This would make the water in the canteen about 10*F cooler than the air and that felt good. Good Luck, Rick

[@jurgschupbach3059]

häb sorg Anna

[@atalefromatrail8181]

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