Alpine views can be breathtaking, but when shallow breaths lead to headaches, dizziness, and nausea, you might not be able to enjoy the vistas as much as you’d like. Going too high too fast is a ...

They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...

Altitude sickness, or mountain sickness, as it’s sometimes called, is what happens when you go up in elevation too quickly causing your body to prioritize what needs the air most. Common symptoms ...

If you’re lucky enough to have traveled to a high-altitude destination—the Rocky Mountains, the Swiss Alps, Machu Picchu—then you may also be unlucky enough to have experienced altitude sickness.

Altitude sickness can mean misery for veteran mountain climbers and sedentary tourists alike. The condition occurs because of reduced atmospheric pressure, and thus reduced oxygen, at high altitudes, ...

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Some people who live at high altitudes suffer breathlessness, palpitations and dizziness, while others have no health problems, and now a new study reveals which genes may explain the difference. The ...

Colleagues from Wigan were on top of the world as they reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and raised thousands of pounds ...

Beat the altitude, not your spirit—10 tips for safer Himalayan treks. There’s nothing quite like the Himalayas—the crisp air, the sweeping valleys, and the thrill of standing where clouds kiss ...

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If you want to learn how to prevent altitude sickness, you need to understand how it can occur. And few people are as familiar with how it can ruin a hunt as Cody Arnold, who worked as a hunting guide ...