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THE ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet (Falcon)
Mike Farris
The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8,000 feet
The one-volume resource for any traveler who will be at high altitude for any period of time, this guide contains organized technical information from medical and science texts as well as anecdotes from real climbers who share their own experiences, in the body as well as the mind. This new book also lists preparation and training guidelines for ascending altitude, tips on how to acclimate, what to bring, how to "come down" after descent, and how to treat altitude sickness if it occurs. This is a practical guide for anyone new to such travel, as well as an up-to-date guide with new information for experienced climbers.
Mike Farris is a biology professor at Hamline University and an experienced high-altitude climber who has traveled throughout North America, South America and the Himalayas. He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.
Mike Farris
The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8,000 feet
The one-volume resource for any traveler who will be at high altitude for any period of time, this guide contains organized technical information from medical and science texts as well as anecdotes from real climbers who share their own experiences, in the body as well as the mind. This new book also lists preparation and training guidelines for ascending altitude, tips on how to acclimate, what to bring, how to "come down" after descent, and how to treat altitude sickness if it occurs. This is a practical guide for anyone new to such travel, as well as an up-to-date guide with new information for experienced climbers.
Mike Farris is a biology professor at Hamline University and an experienced high-altitude climber who has traveled throughout North America, South America and the Himalayas. He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.
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Publisher
Falcon GuidesYear
2008eBook ISBN
9780762751785Edition
1Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Altitude Challenge
- Chapter 2: The Air, the Body, and Oxygen
- Chapter 3: The Biology of Exercise
- Chapter 4: Acclimatization
- Chapter 5: Altitude Illness
- Chapter 6: Experiences at Altitude: Circulation, Respiration, Nervous System, and Immunity
- Chapter 7: Experiences at Altitude: Food, Digestion, Hydration, and Hygiene
- Chapter 8: Heat and Cold
- Chapter 9: Interpersonal Relations
- Chapter 10: Extreme Altitude
- Chapter 11: Decision Making and Accidents
- Chapter 12: Preparing for Altitude
- Chapter 13: Before, During, and After Your Trip
- Appendix A: Some Scientific Background
- Appendix B: Lake Louise Scoring System for Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
- Appendix C: Children’s Lake Louise Scoring System for AMS
- Appendix D: Literature Cited
- Appendix E: Recommended Reading
- About the Author
- Feet and Meters Conversion Chart