Sentences with phrase «altitude sickness»

Some people can experience mild symptoms of altitude sickness at this altitude.

First you've got the challenge of altitude: even with altitude sickness pills, trying to hike up stairs in half the oxygen you're used to is insanely difficult.

You can read here how to avoid altitude sickness.

Not everyone shows symptoms in the same manner, and not everyone is affected by altitude sickness in the first place.

It is, for example, a common remedy for altitude sickness.

Many popular destinations are at an altitude high enough to potentially cause altitude sickness in some visitors.

One of my team members recently had to leave early from a mountain vacation when her dog developed severe altitude sickness, requiring hospitalization.

Staying for two weeks or more would be better as altitude sickness can occur within the first couple of weeks.

The root has a reputation for stimulating the nervous system, enhancing work performance, decreasing fatigue, and reducing high altitude sickness.

The highest point of the railway is 5000 feet above sea level, where altitude sickness and oxygen deprivation are common.

Do you have any suggestions on altitude sickness prevention?

Please pack altitude sickness medication if you think you'll need it.

The concierge service was stellar too, my husband had severe altitude sickness our second day and they were extremely helpful getting me information to help him and local oxygen delivery service info.

He located and rescued 13 - year - old Boy Scout Cody Clawson after he became separated from his troop in Yellowstone National Park, and saved two hikers who suffered from altitude sickness at the top of Table Mountain in Wyoming.

So even if someone gets altitude sickness with an 80 foot increase in altitude, they will not need to move to a lower location; sea level increase will bring the O2 partial pressure back up for them.

If you're wondering how to prevent altitude sickness on the Classic Inca Trail — we've found that the best thing you can do is to take a couple of days to explore the city of Cuzco and take a gentle bike ride in the Sacred Valley before you begin your hike.

Despite battling altitude sickness, the ever - present threat of avalanche and a sun strong enough to form the dreaded raccoon eyes within minutes, snowboarder Ekow Eshun describes the 1,000 - meter run as «exhilarating,» and the powder as «untrammeled.»

The trek requires technical rock climbing to reach the peak and a good head for heights is needed, add to that the problems caused by altitude sickness at this level and you'll understand that this trek needs to be taken seriously!

We'd battled through the effects of altitude sickness on the Laguna 69 one - day hike in Huaraz, and since then, despite remaining at altitude since leaving Huaraz (our lowest (literally, not figuratively) point between Huaraz and Cusco was Ayacucho, which sits at 2750 metres above sea level), we'd not suffered any ill - effects from the altitude.

These are the questions Pat sets out to answer when her cousin, the famous scientist - adventurer Doc Savage, diagnoses her account as a hallucination caused by altitude sickness.

I am planning a trip to Peru — elevation about 13,000 ft — and I am concerned about altitude sickness.

«A woman who died of altitude sickness while climbing Mount Everest took on the challenge to prove that «vegans can do anything».

Many people bring altitude sickness pills, or you can buy Sorotche pills locally, but most people in my group didn't need them.

Altitude sickness occurs when the brain can not get enough oxygen from the air.

Even those in the best shape will suffer from altitude sickness when they race to the top of the mountain too quickly.

The entire trek was above 3,000 m (9,800 ft), at one point we nearly reached 5,000 m (16,400 ft), however Sabino was well versed in preventing and treating altitude sickness, equipped with numerous natural and medicinal cures.

One Mormon missionary in Bolivia had mononucleosis, aseptic meningitis, salmonella fever, typhoid and altitude sickness simultaneously.

New findings on how the body adapts to high altitude could lead to reductions in altitude sickness among vacationers to mountain destinations around the world.

Maria Strydom, a 34 - year - old South African academic, succumbed to altitude sickness after having to turn back on the final leg of the intrepid trek.

But once in Bolivia, she's sidelined by acute altitude sickness (the flight down is accompanied by a primer on the geography and general stressed disposition of the place), and hence unable to immediately show her Sun - Tzu - informed genius to uptight candidate Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida).

Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mom and Dad - a new horror thriller whose concept is so high it may incite altitude sickness.

Symptoms of altitude sickness include nausea, headache, dizziness, and shortness of breath.

Then people usually fly to cusco where they will start feel altitude sickness.

While trekking, ascending hundreds of meters every day, fighting for oxygen, and dealing with fatigue and the symptoms of early altitude sickness, it was difficult to appreciate the true beauty of the trek.

The O2 lounge, AKA the oxygen bar, will pump air with 90 % oxygen into your very own O2 station while you sit and sip a healthy smoothie, thereby combating that nasty altitude sickness that can hit when you're up this high in the Rockies.

Here, you can also buy snacks for trekking and local altitude sickness remedies like agua de florida.

Between altitude sickness and lackluster Tibetan food, I lost weight on my previous trip (which never happened before!)

We sat down by the side of the lake, nibbled on our cheese sandwiches, took some obligatory photographs, swapped travel tales and altitude sickness notes with other group members, and then watched in a combination of awe and amusement as some of the other members of the group decided to strip down into their bikinis (or in the case of the boys, disrobe completely) and jump into the lake.

I did Machu Picchu and if you aren't prepared for the altitude then its hell — so you're not old, you just need some time (and maybe altitude sickness pills!)

On a positive note, our experience was one of only loss of appetite which could be attributed to minor altitude sickness, and no stomach upsets or any other kind of upsets.

One thing to keep in mind is that this home is at an elevation of 10,500 feet, so you need to understand and research altitude sickness before committing to staying there for a week.

I've skydived over Fox Glacier in New Zealand, mountain - biked down the world's most dangerous road in Bolivia, and battled through altitude sickness on a hike through the Cordilleras Blancas in central Peru.

Turndown service delivered treats, such as dark chocolate - covered cashews and ample supplies of bottled water (staying hydrated is another way to combat altitude sickness).

When traveling to high altitudes, it's also important to avoid overexertion, eat light meals and abstain from alcohol Altitude sickness should be taken seriously, it can be life threatening when severe.