Re:What Did the Past Smell Like?
by saiya-jin on Monday December 14, 2020 @02:31PM
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Did a solo 3-passes trek in Nepal in Everest region, where I've spent some 9 days continually above 4500m, once slept in 5300m. Did take 1 shower (more like warm bucket) cca in the middle. No smell smelt at all. Same would go for Aconcagua expedition, also 1 shower, and that was 2.5 weeks. Some members of the team skipped that shower altogether.
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Re:What Did the Past Smell Like?
by jelliclesfarm on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:56PM
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I can deal with not showering during longish hikes. But still sensitive to nikwax. That’s the smell I associate with hikers. Not body odour.
In cold climes, you don’t sweat as much. Which is why it’s important to hydrate a lot. And you pee it out. You can only induce sweating by increasing body heat and spices do a great job. The importance of sweating can’t be underestimated. Sweating is the trigger that encourages us to hydrate.