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Heatstroke is a serious malady requiring emergency medical intervention. Victims of both heat exhaustion and heatstroke should be removed from the sun and cooled off by sponging the skin with cool water. The treatment for someone who faints is to place their head lower than the rest of their body. Never try to give an unconscious or semiconscious person anything to drink.

Obviously, people with sensitive eyes should wear sunglasses while in the backcountry, especially when they’re on granite- or snow-covered slopes.

LIGHTNING

Occasional thunderstorms roll through this area during the summer. For further evidence, all you need to do is look around when you cross one of the high crests and see numerous old snags split, shattered, and seared by bolts of lightning.

The safest place during a lightning storm (other than being safely tucked into your bed at home) is in the middle of a wide valley in an extensive stand of trees. In addition, you should be at least 100 feet away from metal objects, including your pack. Avoid tall, isolated trees and high, open areas. Report any fires you see as soon as possible to the nearest USFS facility. Do not attempt to put out any forest fire of substantial size without help.