What's the hottest weather you've ever hiked it?

[Exterous]

Just finished a 5.5 mile hike with basically no flats in 101F relative heat. We can normally go much farther but with minimal shade we were dripping with sweat in no time.

First real time out with my new shoes too. They used to be dark gray

 

[IronWing]

113F actual temp. Humidity was around 2-5% and I live here and was prepared for it so no problems on that hike.

106F actual temp during the monsoons when it wasn't a dry heat and it actually really sucked. The forecast didn't call for temps that high so I didn't plan the hike with that kind of heat in mind. I got lucky that I didn't find myself dead. Literally walk a hundred feet, pause to cool, walk another 100 feet, pause. I could feel my core temperature rise every time I moved. I had plenty of water and salt but it was just f'in' hot.

 

[Iron Woode]

I never actually hiked. I did wander around the area I lived in while it was seriously warm out. I usually was out fishing or riding my bike as a kid. As an adult I have no real intention of walking any significant distance in the woods around here. There is a nice park nearby but it has a paved trail.

 

[Exterous]

113F actual temp. Humidity was around 2-5% (snip)

106F actual temp during the monsoons when it wasn't a dry heat and it actually really sucked.

I've not done a really hot but dry hike before. Humidity was 60% today.

Where was the 113F?

 

[IronWing]

I've not done a really hot but dry hike before. Humidity was 60% today.

Where was the 113F?

Gila River canyons east of Phoenix

When the humidity is that low, sweating works really well so staying cool is a matter of drinking enough and balancing your salts. You don't even notice you're sweating as it dries so fast; salt just accumulates on your skin.

 

[lxskllr]

Probably this past week. Got a touch of heat exhaustion. It was about 92°, with 80% humidity. I packed about 100# of gear into the job, and was walking around with a 10# prism pole, a 20# brushcutter, a 6# chainsaw, and a backpack with fuel, water, rebar, a hammer, and a set of plans. I can't remember when I was so miserable.

 

[Red Squirrel]

If it's that hot, I'm staying indoors with A/C. FTS. The hike can wait.

I've gone for regular walks in +30C(86F) but they tend to be cut short since I'll just be drenched in sweat and feeling nasty and sticky and just overall uncomfortable. Rather walk in -30's, which I've done. My car was in the shop and I had the munchies so I walked to the corner store several blocks away.

If I have to pick between -30 and +30 I rather do stuff in -30. Only thing that sucks with extreme cold is it's hard to keep the hands warm. I need to invest in heated gloves. If I decide to buy property most of the construction work I do will probably be in winter. Fall temperature wise is the best but it always rains too much. Summer is too hot and too much risk of sunburn.

I used to be able to tolerate heat more as a kid though, like I remember building stuff all the time around the camp and it was probably in the high 20's and maybe even hit 30 sometimes even back then. Nowdays 25C and over and I'm sweating enough to overwelm nestle's water pumps.

 

[Ajay]

Summer is too hot and too much risk of sunburn.

There is this amazing invention call 'sun screen' that can help with that

 

[Ajay]

It was about 92°, with 80% humidity.

Same conditions, but I went out for a 25 mile ride on my road bike; very hilly terrain. I think I went thru at least 60 ounces of water (had to stop at an ice-cream shoppe for more).
I was soaked from head to toe. I toweled off and crashed on top of the bed with the ceiling fan and AC on. Never did that again.

 

[glenn1]

We didn’t call it “hiking” in the Army and as for “hottest temps” you really don’t want to know. Think Arabian Peninsula desert in summer and imagine a temperature and you’re probably close enough. After 110°F or so your “hot as shit” gauge has basically pegged the readout needle anyway.

 

[Red Squirrel]

There is this amazing invention call 'sun screen' that can help with that

When you're a ginger that just reduces the chances, it does not eliminate it.

 

[Captante]

Roughly 105f in a park outside Tucson Az.

This place: Saguaro National Park

Didn't make it far before my buddy and I bailed out ... and this was 25 years ago when I was in much better shape too!

 

[highland145]

There is this amazing invention call 'sun screen' that can help with that

Gingers don't give a shit about that crap. They're real men.

Fixing to go hike around my yard for the next 1.5 hours..."feels like 105". But beer fixes everything.

The one time I really remember being affected, I was biking my regular route about 15min away from the house. Just felt poorly. Checked the temp on my bike speedometer...104...slow rolled my dumb ass back to the house.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

12 miles one way backpacking - started at 9am to see the Havasupai falls in June. Was over 100 that day with no shade and big elevation change. We walked out the next day starting at 5am. Our feet were tore up.

Mist Falls trail in Kings Canyon to Lower Paradise Valley 12 miles round trip - July 4th weekend a few years back - was mid 90's at 5000 ft elevation and we climbed to 6600 ft then descended. Sweltering hot at that elevation and the mosquitos were brutal.

 

[Ajay]

was mid 90's at 5000 ft elevation and we climbed to 6600 ft then descended. Sweltering hot at that elevation and the mosquitos were brutal.

Skeeters at 5000 feet + . Yuck. Last hike I took up a mountain was to 4K feet. It was damn hot and I got overheated on the way down (really steep climb). I decided to dunk my head in a mountain stream to cool off. Water was probably 45f, I fell in and nearly passed out. My wife almost went into a panic, but I sure cooled down in a hurry

 

[Ajay]

We didn’t call it “hiking” in the Army and as for “hottest temps” you really don’t want to know. Think Arabian Peninsula desert in summer and imagine a temperature and you’re probably close enough. After 110°F or so your “hot as shit” gauge has basically pegged the readout needle anyway.

Damn, glad I had an injury that kept me from enlisting. That sounds like torture!

When you're a ginger that just reduces the chances, it does not eliminate it.

Seriously? SPF 30, reapplied regularly keeps my fluorescent white skin burn free. Do gingers have a special ‘ sunburn ' gene??

 

[olds]

Wimps. I've paved in that heat.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Seriously? SPF 30, reapplied regularly keeps my fluorescent white skin burn free. Do gingers have a special ‘ sunburn ' gene??

SPF 30 barely works on me, 60 or bust! But yeah I will still burn just not as bad. Generally I hate sunscreen though it makes me feel all icky and if it's super hot and I'm all sweaty then it just makes it even worse. So I just avoid being in direct sun altogether. If I absolutely have to, then yeah I lather on the SPF60 like brick mortar.

Rather work in the milder weather than to deal with the heat and direct sun though.

Some people say you can still sunburn in winter but I can't say I've ever had it happen. The UV is not as strong.

 

[glenn1]

If it's that hot, I'm staying indoors with A/C. FTS. The hike can wait.

Problem is that air-conditioning can only reduce the temperature so much. Generally that “so much” is about 30°F (17°C) below the ambient temperature. So if you are in say, I don’t know the interior of Kuwait or Iraq or somewhere and it’s 126°F (53°C) outside then that wonderful air-conditioner will be able to bring the temperature down inside to around 100°F (38°C) which is sweater and mittens temps for sure. And that’s if you’re lucky and the AC can get it that cold, or doesn’t say “Screw this I quit” and move to Greenland or something.

 

[Jeeebus]

Problem is that air-conditioning can only reduce the temperature so much. Generally that “so much” is about 30°F (17°C) below the ambient temperature. So if you are in say, I don’t know the interior of Kuwait or Iraq or somewhere and it’s 126°F (53°C) outside then that wonderful air-conditioner will be able to bring the temperature down inside to around 100°F (38°C) which is sweater and mittens temps for sure. And that’s if you’re lucky and the AC can get it that cold, or doesn’t say “Screw this I quit” and move to Greenland or something.

umm not quite. I was in Dubai a couple months ago and it was 115 - 120 outside while a nice 70 degrees inside.

 

[Jeeebus]

Not hiking, but a fairly typical weekend here in South Florida.

95 degrees. 80% humidity. Perfect tree removing weather. Chainsaw, loppers, and Florida Man dedication. It's basically taking a bath in your own sweat.

 

[NoTine42]

Hiked the Grand Canyon (Bright Angel trail, camped the night down there) as a teen. But I think we were kinda lucky and it was only low 90’s when we did that hike in July.

The pay showers at the top were some of the best $ I’ve spent.

 

[nCred]

Hiking in the Philippines. Oh the humidity..

 

[Red Squirrel]

Problem is that air-conditioning can only reduce the temperature so much. Generally that “so much” is about 30°F (17°C) below the ambient temperature. So if you are in say, I don’t know the interior of Kuwait or Iraq or somewhere and it’s 126°F (53°C) outside then that wonderful air-conditioner will be able to bring the temperature down inside to around 100°F (38°C) which is sweater and mittens temps for sure. And that’s if you’re lucky and the AC can get it that cold, or doesn’t say “Screw this I quit” and move to Greenland or something.

If I had to live in such area I'd probably just use a walk in freezer unit as my A/C lol. Though I'm not sure how good it would do at removing humidity so probably have a standard A/C unit too. The standard A/C would be the first stage, if it can't keep up, the freezer unit kicks on. Would want redundancy too, so two of each and they would cycle now and then. Keep the house at a nice 20C.

Actually another option is a heat pump in reverse. You can get it quite cold!