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Heat exhaustion can sneak up on you, so know the signs

Signs include heavy sweating, severe headache, muscle cramps and extreme thirst
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The view from Eagle Bluffs on August 13, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

What started with a gruelling hike with a friend ended with me throwing up all over her car.

Let me back up.

On Sunday (Aug. 13), my friend and I headed to the North Shore to hike Eagle Bluffs. I knew Metro Vancouver was under a heat warning, so I had prepared for the heat.

Others had told me this nine-kilometre hike was hard, but I was not prepared for just how hard it was.

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Anna Burns

About the Author: Anna Burns

I started with Black Press Media in the fall of 2022 as a multimedia journalist after finishing my practicum at the Surrey Now-Leader.
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