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Cotton Kills

Submitted by sticky_fingers on 2003-08-04   

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Cotton Kills

Ok, here's what lead up to this picture. I never really did much hiking before my bros and I were going to climb the East Face. I had all the gear I needed and even took extra, because from all the books I've read, it was quite possible we'd be waiting out the weather for days. Needless to say, my pack weighed 90lbs. Also, although my boots were broken in, I didn't know anything about synthetic socks, so...I wore cotton. Day 1, hike from 8000 to just under 12000. Day 2 climb East Face. Day 3 hike down from 12000 to 8000 and take picture of painfully blistered feet. 11 blisters in all. Let this be a lesson to all.  (Photo by: Unknown)

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biff 2003-07-31	that is just terrible .. very nasty.
hatice 2003-07-31	d00d.........ew
philbox 2003-07-31	I feel your pain man.
missedyno 2003-07-31	oh wow - that is SO not my new wallpaper!! gah!
thomasribiere 2003-08-04	cotton did that?!
jtreelizard 2003-08-08	Yuc man...Are you sure you didn't dip your socks in acid or something before putting them on?
slick_rick.org 2003-12-08	tasty
sticky_fingers 2004-05-26	not front page, yet??? damn
halcyon 2004-05-30	cotton bad...
jdouble 2005-05-12	Looks like my feet! I can almost smell the picture through my screen........
blitzkrieg_climber13 2005-07-11	holy hell that must have hurt!!!
bent_gate 2007-07-31	And to think I thought the mantra 'Cotton Kills' refered to its non-insulating properties. Clearly it means it will literally KILL YOUR FEAT!
rudolphluciani 2007-10-10	...what those of us who might wear tennis shoes or the occasional python boot call STINK FOOT.

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