Heat Stroke was something that really took me from my last hostile environment course. Sure bombs bangs and bullets are the things most think about in those typ

Heat Stroke was something that really took me from my last hostile environment course. Sure bombs bangs and bullets are the things most think about in those types of hostile climbs, but I expect if I go to Ukraine for a few weeks I might have a bomb land on my head. The Matthew Power case it what really stuck with me. He was a journalist who lived in New York, it was winter and well below freezing for weeks and he'd acclimatized, but he agreed to go for a walk with a friend in Uganda. So he flew there overnight, landed, went out drinking and catching up, then headed off on a walk along the Nile in 100F+ weather. They were fairly well prepared, had emergency satelite communication etc. First few days were fine, but then they headed off the road. Only a few miles, then over the course of an hour he went from needing a short break, to being delirious, struggled to drink, then finally passed out. The rescue helicopter they had the coverage for didn't get there in time - literally two hours from "can we pause a minute" to "he's dead". Power was an experienced traveller, on a decent expedition, with good support. Not a flip-flop wearing tourist you find up half way up a mountain with no map and a twisted ankle. A walk for a few miles from a road in 30C sun is the kind of thing you may think will end up with some sunburn if you forget to wear a hat, not something that will kill a 39 year old before a helicopter can reach him.