Phones made in 2014+ have a barometer for real-time elevation tracking. A barometer measures air pressure, which is crucial ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

This condition, which often occurs during medical events such as heart failure, can also cause acute altitude sickness; ...

In people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing issues that can last a lifetime ...

With a base elevation of 33 feet, altitude sickness isn't a risk at western Newfoundland's Marble Mountain Resort. The province-owned destination covers 230 acres of skiable terrain and has several ...