DrunkDwarf Posted January 27, 2010 #26 Share Posted January 27, 2010 or hypothermia, remember conditions were worse that anticipated and temperatures were lower maybe a near by avalanche happened while in a state of confusion they thought one was about to hit so go out of the tent, the area is well know for its avalanches hypothermia for the nakedness and confused exit nearby avalanche for the the sudden exit They could've heard a distant avalanche and thought that it was closer, because there had been no avalanches nearby according to the rescue team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinewave Posted January 27, 2010 #27 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I can think of two reasons for some of them to be naked. One, some of them got wet and skin on skin is the quickest way to warm people up. Others wearing their cloths on the outside of their own would have helped to speed up the drying of the cloths. Two, they were dead, so others took the clothes in an attempt to layer and keep warmer. I like the shared body heat idea. It makes sense but hadn't considered the possibility that some died sooner than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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