[at-l] Re: mtnsin afghanistan/ map!

[cwillett@math.uiuc.edu (Christopher Willett)]

AMS can occur as low as 5,000, but rarely does.  8,000 is certainly
a more reasonable level for AMS to begin.  There is no way
to predict how a person will react to altitude (although
genetics might play some sort of a role), but anyone can
acclimatize and usually rapidly.  I was born and raised in
the flatlands of Illinois and have no problem with altitude.
Acclimatization schedules
for climbers usually do not begin until 11-12,000k is reached,
and then it is 1,000 of up per day.

Chris
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Chris Willett
cwillett@math.uiuc.edu
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~cwillett
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Ronald Moak wrote:

> Chris writes >>Going from sea level to 10K feet isn't much of a problem,
> even
> with the gear.  It takes a night to acclimatize to that low of
> an elevation, at least for people with average sensitivity
> to altiude.  Some might need a second night, some won't need
> any acclimatization time. <<
>
> Altitude sickness can occur at elevations as low as 5000 feet, though cases
> at this height are rare. In general people begin to feel the effects at 8000
> feet and above.
>
> Going immediately from sea level to 10,000 feet can pose significant
> problems for many people. Especially if they attempt to perform labor
> intensive activities. Packing a 70 plus pound pack is pretty labor
> intensive.
>
> For more information: http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/
>
> -Fallingwater
>
>
>