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Climbing in hot weather 10-Nov-2003 At 2:19:16 PM fruityarse

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I would be hesitant to advise people to take in large amounts of fluid at once as suggested in a post above. If you pee it out quickly - then it's not exactly in your body any more is it? How is that going to help you later on in the day if you've passd the fluid?

Excessive fluid intake can lead to hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels), although this is actually not very common. It is predominant in hot environments and typically occurs in athletes in ultra-endurance events It is associated with SIGNIFICANT amounts of fluid and salt (sodium) through sweat loss. Athletes attempt to overcome this by consuming more than necessary fluid. This leads to an expansion of plasma volume and dilution of the sodium levels in the blood.

Hope that helps a little....

Bill