AsÌýtemperatures drop and winter approaches, many of us will venture out into theÌýsnow again for some icy adventures. But there are some dangers to be aware of.ÌýCreeping frostbite is the most common one when you are out in cold climates.ÌýThis is something JM Athlete Rasto KrejÄ�Ã, who is a P&P Control Manager at JM, experienced firsthand. WeÌýhave asked him to tell us more about what happened and what we can learn fromÌýhim.
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FindingÌýshelter
Rasto:Ìý“Some years ago, we went to the Mount Blanc massif. A sunny and windless dayÌýturned into freezing wind gusts and temperatures of -19°C / -2°F – all in lessÌýthan an hour. And there was no way to escape. When a member of our groupÌýquickly lost body temperature, we had to react immediately. So, we dug aÌýshelter for the five of us into the snow using our avalanche shovels and putÌýour skis as a roof on top of it. Then we all shared food, water and rescueÌýblankets and prepared ourselves to stay in there for a longer time.ÌýThose whoÌýwere in the worst condition were given food and hydration. Our half-frozenÌýfriend was wrapped in a rescue blanket and after an hour he resumed his normalÌýskin color. The rest of us were more or less okay. At least that's what weÌýthought. Eventually we were rescued by the French mountain rescue service.Ìý

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The nextÌýmorning, I could not put my shoes on. My toes were twice as big as usual, andÌýonly then did I see what the cold had done to me.ÌýThe goodÌýthing was: We were all well-equipped, had shovels, rescue blankets and enoughÌýto drink with us.ÌýThe badÌýthing was: We probably should have paid more attention to the weather situationÌýin the area and should have discussed our plans more thoroughly with the localÌýmountain rescue team.ÌýFortunately,Ìýthere was a happy ending because we were helped quickly and because we were allÌýwell-equipped and prepared for the worst. I have learned a lot from this.â€�

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Words of advice
Here areÌýsome advices from Rasto:
- Always haveÌýa phone with enough battery with you, so that help can be called quickly.
- Save theÌýphone number of the mountain rescue service or any rescue number in yourÌýfavorites to be able to call them in a stressful situation immediately.
- PrepareÌýyourself for bad scenarios.
- Pay attentionÌýto the weather and avalanche forecast.Ìý
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Rasto,Ìýthanks for sharing your experiences and learnings with us. These tips can trulyÌýsave lives!
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