Dangerous Cold

In case you wondered, this is what -20 F looks like. Of course, there's no way to capture in a photograph what it feels like: You step outside, fully suited up, head-to-toe, with all kinds of North Face winter finery. One minute passes. You say to yourself, "This ain't so bad." By two minutes you've had enough, though. Another couple minutes and, let's say, a gust of wind comes along: You feel a thousand or more white-hot needles burning into your face. You say to yourself, "Christ, this is dangerous cold." And you're right - it is. They say that, at these temps, exposed skin freezes in ten minutes. Think about that...frozen skin. It ain't right.