The only thing to prep for would be getting used to climbing, if that’s something you wanted to do.
My spouse and I spent our honeymoon in and around Seattle almost four years ago, where we did some hiking around the area. It’s…just not the same as strolling through the small hills we have here, just an FYI.
Genuine question from someone who lives in a place that is very hot all year long:
Is there a significant difference in, let's say -10 ⁰C to -20⁰C? Speaking of sensation, of course. Can it get any colder?
Those temperatures don’t feel THAT different. What makes a huge difference is the wind. I grew up in Northern Michigan and even though it had air temps 20 degrees Fahrenheit colder, I preferred it to my dads house in the great plains that had that nasty winter wind.
You're 100% right about the wind, but 20°F, 0°F, and -20°F all feel a lot different to me. And if there is wind you can basically just subtract 20° from whatever the actual temperature is to get what it feels like.
Yes it is different. I use Farenheit, but I looked up the conversion.
-10°C = 14°F and -20°C = -4°F
To me, -10°C is cold. I consider anything under -6°C "cold". Above that it's chilly. -18°C (0°F) feels quite a bit colder. 0°F is when saltwater freezes.
Someone else mentioned it but anything below -18°C (0°F) becomes less cold and more pain.
I've had some days in -28°C (-20°F) and the sensation is not "cold" it is more like pain. It feels like being drained or bitten. Unless you have dedicated winter gear you can't safely stay outside more than 15-30 minutes. And you wouldn't want to anyway. It just hurts. (If there's wind I'd say you wanna go inside after 3 seconds and you will be unsafe within 10 minutes)
If there's no wind it's kinda cool to experience it the first time. Taking a breath and your lungs kinda tense up. Throwing hot water in the air and it instantly turns to ice before hitting the ground. Etc. but if there's wind I don't go outside. Wind makes all the "cold" temperatures become "pain" temperatures much earlier.
Wow. That's nice to learn. Thank you very much. I've travel to cold places twice, it reached -3⁰C both times. But I was freezing and in pain long before that lol. I think it's because I'm not used to it at all. The human body is truly amazing.
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u/PomegranateExpert444 May 13 '26
Ah, so a slightly warmer Minnesota with beautiful mountains. Sounds nice.