I guess part of what we do here is try to figure out how we can prevent "discomforts" from becoming "catastrophes".

To use your examples, how to prevent sore feet from becoming so blistered that we can't walk. Keeping ourselves from heat exhaustion in that 105 degree heat. Keeping out of the rain to avoid hypothermia, etc.

It is fascinating and somewhat depressing to read of people who, because of some seemingly minor discomforts, quit trying, lay down, and die. I'm speaking of the hiker who gets lost, and rather than build a debris shelter to sit out a cold night, instead stumbles around in the dark until he dies of exposure.

How can any of us, until we've actually been there, know how we will react? All we can do is prepare and train, and trust that will be enough.

Regards, Vince