Mountaineers

Hi Everyone
Just wondering if there are any other mountaineers out there and how they manage at altitude.

3 Comments

hiker

by Tracey_E - 2010-12-09 06:12:12

I am not sure what your definition of mountaineer is but there are a few of us here who love to hike at high altitude. I don't go much over 10,000. Frank goes higher than that, maybe he'll pop in. The pm is not affected by altitude, but the condition that caused you to need the pm may make a difference in how you feel at high altitude. I'm more careful about staying hydrated than my family, and I usually take it easy the first day or two since I live at sea level so any altitude is a big change from home. Other than that, I'm no different from the rest of the group. I keep up just fine :o)

Mountaineering

by bigtony46 - 2010-12-09 06:12:18

Thanks for the reply.
I went to 17600 at EBC and had no problems at all, but I have been climbing mountains since I was 14 (now 58).
There dosnt seem to be any data on PMs at altitude so Im beingused as a bit of a Guinepig.
My ultimate goal is Everest in 2014 from the north (Tibet) which will be the 90th aniversary of Mallory and Ervines dissapperance.
So they will get all the data they want or Ill become part of the landscape.

Pacers at altitude

by ElectricFrank - 2010-12-10 03:12:59

There is nothing about the pacer itself that is affected by altitude. It is the underlying condition of the heart that could make a difference. This can be so variable that it can't be generalized.

frank

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