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__fujoshi t1_j8kikv1 wrote

hope you all wore sunscreen and had gaiters, a friend of mine got sunburnt on the roof of his mouth doing a hike up to camp muir one year.

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satellite779 OP t1_j8kksi6 wrote

Yeah, snow reflects sunlight you can get burnt from below which is not intuitive. Definitely need to apply sunscreen even if wearing a hat.

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LydJaGillers t1_j8kliym wrote

Roof of his mouth?! Like how do you get sunburned inside your mouth?

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satellite779 OP t1_j8kou8p wrote

Probably hiked with open mouth since it's a strenuous hike and snow is reflecting the sunlight. I got burnt on my forehead even though I was wearing a hat when I hiked to Muir.

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