All I can say is, you're lucky you got out of there alive.
Yes, I've cheated death many times by wearing cotton socks on 40 some Colorado and Montana elk hunting trips, a dozen or so sheep hunting trips, 2 mountain goat hunts, 3 moose hunts, 4 caribou hunts, an Arctic musk ox hunt, 30 years of recreational skiing and ski racing, 10 years of professional skiing, and almost 40 years of working in the mountains of Colorado and Montana all while wearing cotton socks, and NEVER having cold feet. It's simply unbelievable!