Sentences with phrase «by altitude sickness»

If you suddenly get hit by altitude sickness or have a serious injury that requires a helicopter to airlift you out, you will thank your lucky stars that you're covered (they can be upwards of $ 5,000!).

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.

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But once you've added diapers and sippy cups to your packing list, you have more than just your whims to consider when selecting a destination... That beach might be surrounded by jungle that's filled with malaria - carrying mosquitos; reliving that moment in history may involve trekking through territory that's politically unstable, and that fabled spot may be so high it'll cause altitude sickness.

Though it is 3400m above sea level and many people get altitude sickness here, we had no issues since by the time we reached it we were fully acclimatized.

Ever since human beings first began climbing the world's tallest mountains, they have struggled with a basic problem: altitude sickness, caused by lower air pressures which affect the ability of our bodies to take up oxygen.

The Hotel Monasterio has annoyed the problem of altitude sickness by introducing a system of oxygen supplementation in most of our rooms.

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.

Day 1: We start from Arequipa at 08:00 in our private transport, we pick you up at your hotel after 2 hours driving we visit the Vicuñas National Reservation of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, we stop some minutes at Patahuasi to appreciate the handicrafts of alpaca and to drink a «mate de coca» to avoid altitude sickness, because, the highest point on this road is 4,900 meters (more than 14,000 feet) at that altitude we can appreciate the view of all the volcanoes in line like Ubinas (smoking volcano) El Misti volcano, Chachani, Ampato (were they found Juanita mummy) Sabancaya (active volcano), Hualca Hualca and Mismi (at this mountain is located the source of the Amazon river) and also the magic «Apachetas» piles of stones or rocks set by locals and also by tourists like an offering to the «Apus» (spirits living inside the mountains and volcanoes).

In general, if a trekker can't make it over the pass on the 2nd day due to altitude sickness, they go back to Ollantaytambo accompanied by a porter (if sickness is mild) or guide (if more serious).

Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or Soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxigen at high aAltitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or Soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxigen at high aaltitude illness, hypobaropathy, or Soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxigen at high aaltitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxigen at high altitudealtitude.

Generally if due to altitude sickness people ca n`t make it over the pass on the 2nd day they come back to Ollantaytambo accompanied by a porter if just mild (or guide if serious) and if they recover from altitude sickness they stay the night here in Ollantaytambo and then take the train to Aguas Calientes the next day (Day 3) and we look after them in Hostal Viajeros and then they rejoin their group in Machu Picchu early on Day 4 and continue the tour as normal.

Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or Soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high aAltitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or Soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high aaltitude illness, hypobaropathy, or Soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high aaltitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitudealtitude.

To avoid altitude sickness or altitude sickness is highly recommended acclimatization day or two depending on the person, enjoy light meal, go for a walk to speed acclimatization and finally as recommended by the agency, take a leaf coca tea which make you feel good and ready to start our adventure.