Sentences with phrase «days at high altitude»

Purchased an Inca Trail trip (4 strenuous hiking days at high altitude) from REI Adventures for four of us.

«Royal LePagers from across Canada took on the challenge of raising $ 5,000 each to support local women's shelters along with preparing for the physical demands of hiking long days at high altitude.»

«Royal LePagers from across Canada took on the challenge of raising $ 5,000 each to support local women's shelters along with preparing for the physical demands of hiking long days at high altitude.»

Christine Fiori spent years hiking the Inca Road, often covering five to 10 miles each day at high altitudes with equipment packed on donkeys and llamas.

You obviously need good hiking boots and a warm jacket and sweater for the day at high altitude.

Not exact matches

He is due back in Bolivia in the next few days, seemingly willing to step into all the high drama at high altitude.

When the observatory went up in Washington state (there is also one in Louisiana), she stayed in the high - altitude desert in Hanford for days at a stretch to get the detector ready for data runs.

Loss of appetite is common at higher altitudes, and indeed the men ate significantly less than usual — about 700 calories fewer per day, or a bit over 2000 calories total.

Biodiesel can gel at cooler temperatures, such as those experienced on a winter's day or at high altitude.

You exhale and perspire more at high altitude where the air humidity is lower, causing you to lose up to a quart more of water per day than you normally would.

Most destinations in Peru are at a high altitude and the sun can be intense, even on a cloudy day.

The relaxed feel is perfect for those looking to mentally prepare for upcoming hikes at the high altitude or for some nice down time after days of hiking.

The 27 mile hike includes walking at high altitude for up to seven hours a day.

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).

This is a high - altitude route, requiring at least two days of acclimation prior to commencing the trek.

It's worth saying that if you're not an experienced long - hiker then the prospect of walking 30 km in a single day, at high altitude, might be a wee bit daunting.

During this season the days are usually clear and sunny with chilly nights, especially at high altitudes.

Layers: Most of your hiking days will be warm enough for short sleeves, but certain portions of each trek are at higher altitudes (especially during the Lares trek), so they will be colder.

Different on every place, different at different times in 24h, (during the day sunlight lifts the CO2 high up / after sundown drops down to feed the trees) different on different altitudes, at different times in 24h.

Stephen Weart described how the US Air Force saved the day by finding that the absorption bands were thinner at high altitudes.

My problem is that whilst the surface temperature over land changes considerably between day and night the temperature I would have thought that at higher altitudes it would be more constant.