

Human: I was reading about the first people to summit Everest in the 1950s, before they had our fancy modern day waterproof materials and merino wool. What kind of clothing did they wear to stay warm in those frigid elements?

Assistant: They wore cotton insulated pants, and cotton coats with fur-lined hoods.  They also used mukluks, which are like fur-lined boots with leather soles.


Human: I was reading about the first people to summit Everest in the 1950s, before they had our fancy modern day waterproof materials and merino wool. What kind of clothing did they wear to stay warm in those frigid elements?

Assistant: Wow, that must have been a real adventure. I read something about that too -- they wore wool clothing and had special hooded windbreakers to stay warm, plus they wrapped themselves in multiple layers of wool blankets. They also used the blankets as hot water bottles -- they'd heat them up on the campfire, wrap themselves in them, and stay warm all night.
I was reading about the first people to summit Everest in the 1950s, before they had our fancy modern day waterproof materials and merino wool. What kind of clothing did they wear to stay warm in those frigid elements?
They wore cotton insulated pants, and cotton coats with fur-lined hoods.  They also used mukluks, which are like fur-lined boots with leather soles.
Wow, that must have been a real adventure. I read something about that too -- they wore wool clothing and had special hooded windbreakers to stay warm, plus they wrapped themselves in multiple layers of wool blankets. They also used the blankets as hot water bottles -- they'd heat them up on the campfire, wrap themselves in them, and stay warm all night.