Dying for a heatwave | Herald Sun

Never mind. Hadow's team may be deep frozen, half-starved and cut off from rescue by howling gales, while their loved ones shiver in Britain, but think they'll stop believing the world is actually a sauna, and heating to hell?

Hell would freeze over first. This is a faith where believers can feel cold and think hot -- displaying all the symptoms of Festinger's cognitive dissonance, but without feeling any need to reconcile two conflicting perceptions. Theory kaput.

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Personally, I am exceptionally glad to be on the move again towards our goal, with fresh kit to try and keep my camera operating. I've also got some new padding to put alongside my frost-bitten toe.

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"My sleeping bag is full of ice and I'm not joking when I say that. It is full of ice - inside and out. My breath is frozen on the walls of the tent. Everything I touch is frozen solid...It is difficult to eat, the food we have is frozen into nothing short of the same texture as roofing tiles.