Originally Posted by terrymorse
My legs were aching pretty badly on the last climb up Mt. Hamilton, and they were starting to cramp up. I also noticed that I had stopped sweating about half way up the climb, even though it was quite hot. I was also getting chills, never a good sign.
Classic Heat Stress (precurser to heat stroke). I'm pretty susceptable to it due to a heat stroke I suffered while serving in the luxurious enginerooms of Uncle Sams Canoe Club. I was passed by a rider on Saturday that I noticed had sweat running down his arms matting his arm hair, I realized mine were dry, forehead was dry. Big sign it's time to back off. I try to carry extra water so I can waste some down my chest of over my arms, but once you've stopped sweating it takes more than that. Anybody else been in that creek that crosses Monitor Pass heading west about 1/2 to 2/3s of the way up? That little creek was a lifesaver for me one hot day.
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