-13 degrees Celsius ground temperature in Troutbeck Nyanga Zimbabwe

Rather chilly ground temperature at -13°C outside the tent, overnight 13th to 14th July 2024, altitude around 2150m in Troutbeck.

Fortunately I was ‘double bagged’ overnight. The previous nights (mornings) I had been wondering why my sleeping bag wasn’t keeping me warm enough …alright it gets a bit frosty up here, but this is Zimbabwe, not Scotland, how cold can it be….?!

Anyway I took the extra bag (ex Isle of Man TT charity shop bonanza – thanks Mum!) and had a pretty good night’s sleep. The first clue was the frost on my shoes in the vestibule.

The sleeping bag is rated at 4 °C for comfort, -1 °C for comfort limit. Clearly I was well beyond that.

I doubt the air temperature would have been as low as -13 °C though – the ground emitting heat as radiation much more easily than air!

-13°C Troutbeck Nyanga 2150m

The 3F UL Lanshan 2 which re-froze in this shape after I slackened off the guys in preparation for the sun striking it. We eventually reached 20°C in the afternoon.

Lanshan 2 at -13°C ground temperature in Troutbeck Zimbabwe

Chilly Lanshan 2 – before slackening the guys.

The weather ‘forecast’ was saying 6°C overnight for Troutbeck Extension!

One thought on “-13 degrees Celsius ground temperature in Troutbeck Nyanga Zimbabwe

  1. It looks very chilly 🤔 next time put on thermals on especially socks .If your feet are cold you are done for the night.I shall look around to see if i can grab more they are handy up the mountains your way🤣

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