[pct-l] Alcohol at High Altitude.

[Bighummel at aol.com (Bighummel@xxxxxxx)]

REPORT FROM MT. RAINIER:

Muir Hut, a historic structure located near 10,000 feet in elevation on the 
flank of this awesome volcano and situated in order to help climbers reach the 
summit by providing strategic shelter, burned and sustained considerable 
structural damage today as a climber attempting to melt snow used an unknown 
chemical to "up" the fuel heat of his home-made stove.  No injuries were reported, 
however, the perpetrator is missing after several angry climbers (who lost all 
of their camping gear in the blaze) were last seen chasing him across the 
Ingram Glacier, ice axes in hand.

(TIC)

Mad Monte writes:

> Alcohol works great high in the mountains and can be made even better by 
> adding Nitro Methro of 15 to 20 % to your fuel supply. Nitro Methane uses 
> half 
> the oxygen that alcohol to burn and is like adding air to your fuel.