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What famous people have had frostbite?
- Sylvester Stallone suffered from frostbite while filming "Cliffhanger" in the Italian Alps.- George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, two of the first climbers to attempt to summit Mount Everest, are believed to have died from frostbite.
- Napoleon Bonaparte, during his invasion of Russia, is said to have lost most of his army due to frostbite.
- Charles Darwin, during his voyage aboard the Beagle, experienced frostbite while exploring South America.
- Roald Amundsen, the first explorer to reach the South Pole, experienced severe frostbite during his expedition.
- Robert Peary, the first explorer to reach the North Pole, also experienced frostbite during his expedition.
