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

Climbing one of the Seven Summits is no small feat, as hikers wrestle with the effects of altitude sickness on Kilimanjaro treks that typically span from five to nine days. I should know — I was ...

Grace Hoeman was one of the best mountaineers of the 1960s, but male-dominated climbing groups refused to let her join. When ...

RARA, March 3: A domestic tourist visiting Rara, a major tourist destination in Nepal, died of altitude sickness on Monday ...

A Lewes woman is to undertake the challenge of trekking to Mount Everest's base camp to raise funds for charity. Sharmila ...