Hiding From the Sun
- March 2019
- Hi Steph Simple Living
Hello Steph and greetings from Finland;
You are outside so much doing different things. I would like to know how can you avoid skin-cancers because there is much sunshine still and high UV-index. I am not rock climber but I have done a little ice climbing here in Finland. I have five years break of it now but maybe will begin it again in next winter. One of my hobby has been gliding by sail planes and there have to watch to upside always so our face are towards to sun all time. Of course I have used suncreen and the best what we can buy here so it’s 50+ and as much as possible clothes also but still I had basal cell carcinoma on my nose and I don’t want to get melanoma which has had my mother. I wish you nice days there!
With best regards Harri Vesterinen Finland
Hi Harri,
I’m very sorry to hear about your mother’s melanoma. UV and skin issues are a real concern for those of us who love to be outside. I put sunscreen on my face every day, and light collared, long-sleeved shirts when I’m in the sun belaying or hiking during the hot season. I also wear sunglasses and a Kavu strap visor (I like the synthetic one best) to keep the sun off my face. It might be a good idea for you to use full zinc on your nose and any parts of your face that seem at higher risk when you’re out in the sun. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s any more you can do, although when I was hiking on the Karakorum glacier I remember seeing a group of tourists who were all wearing white cotton gloves and carrying parasols: not a bad idea!!
🙂 Steph
