Why can't they invent anything to keep you warm Enough while climbing a mountain. I mean it is 2007 already

Question

They always get frostbite and stuff. By now they should have some kinda technology to prevent the slightest bit of cold.

Answer 1

There are a lot of great new (and old) technologies for keeping warm. Eskimos have been successfully using natural products for 1000's of years, for example. However, the frostbite and hypothermia which cause the most problems in mountaineering are much more complicated than just being cold. High altitude mountains have low air pressure and so therefore it is hard to get enough oxygen to sustain human metabolism. The human body starts to break down at altitude and can only stand that environment for so long. Many Himalayan climbers use supplemental oxygen (compressed cylinders) but these add extra weight and can slow down their progress. Another problem is that you have to be very active when climbing so temperature regulation is a problem. It's easy to keep someone warm if they are just sitting in a duck blind, for instance, but a person climbing would get overheated in that heavy of an outfit.

Other factors like exhaustion and dehydration also effect human performance and bodily functions in extreme conditions. Individual variations in health and metabolism contribute to injury and death. Years ago my former boyfriend and his best friend were stranded overnight by a storm near the summit of the highest peak in South America -- though my boyfriend was younger, in better shape and had warmer high-tech clothes than the other guy, he also was one of those people who perspire a lot. As a result, his feet became damp in his high-tech double boots and he got frostbite, eventually losing all of his toes. The other guy, who had old single boots but dry feet, did not have any lasting damage.

So, even if you could come up with some kind of heated, hi-tech suit, people would still be injured and die on mountaineering expeditions.

Answer 2

It's difficult to balance the cold with heat generated from activity. Mountaineers are always adjusting their clothing - one is always either too cold or too warm.

Layering is your best bet. And paying attention to your body.

Frostbite can also come from thick blood due to lots of red blood cells from you body adapting to high altitudes, dehydration, or lack of oxygen.

Answer 3

Well, you should invent it. There are so many so called "inventors" they don't know what they are doing. I had the same idea. But, youre right they have all the technology they need to start working on it! All they invent are stupid things.