SnowBrains Header logo
  • Podcast
  • Snow Forecasts
  • Conditions Reports
  • Trip Reports
  • Gear
SnowBrains Facebook Page SnowBrains Twitter Page SnowBrains Instagram Page SnowBrains Vimeo Page SnowBrains RSS Feed

acute mountain sickness

HAPE: What it Actually is and How to Avoid it

HAPE Hyperbaric Chamber

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, or HAPE for short, is something every hiker wants to avoid at all costs. HAPE is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Mayoclinic.org says this happens when you gain elevation at a rapid rate and your lungs start to constrict, causing increased pressure. This increase in pressure causes fluid to leak to your lung tissue […]

BrainsBrains
Artur | February 1, 2021
0 Comments

Moving On Up: Elevation Immigration Possess Health Risks

  As COVID impacts people around the country. We are seeing lowland dwellers moving into mountain towns, unaware that they are stepping into thin air. Summit County in Colorado is seeing a boom of new residents moving in. The county has an elevation range of 7,947ft to 14,270ft.  At those elevations, people can suffer from three types of altitude sickness. […]

ClimbingClimbing
Cameron Griffin | February 20, 2020
0 Comments

The #1 Killer at Altitude: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (H.A.P.E.)

Oh Oxygen

  One of the number one killers at altitude, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE), is not well understood and affects individuals who are otherwise physically fit. It sounds a bit illusive, doesn’t it? An individual’s susceptibility to the illness and its direct cause may not be fully grasped, but we do know what it is and the sings and symptoms […]

Industry NewsIndustry News
Jenah MacGrain | October 20, 2017
0 Comments

HAPE: The Leading Killer at High Altitudes

High Alpine Mountaineering

Reports often come out about people passing away in the mountains due to altitude sickness.  Altitude sickness, otherwise known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), is when you feel like you came down with the flu or have a hangover, due to less oxygen being at higher elevations.  However, altitude sickness does not cause death, but it can lead to more […]

ClimbingClimbing
Mitch McDermott | October 1, 2017
0 Comments

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: The #1 Altitude Sickness Killer

HAPE symptoms

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, also known as HAPE, is the deadliest but least understood acute mountain sickness killer and can be deadly within hours of experiencing symptoms.  HAPE is a build up of liquid in the lungs which makes it difficult for the affected person to breath properly do to quick elevation gains. When a person who is susceptible to […]

Industry NewsIndustry News
Brian Werner | October 1, 2017
0 Comments

Altitude Sickness | How to Recognise, Cure and Prevent Severe Acute Mountain Sickness

altitude sickness, hape, hace, climbing, mountaineering, everest, death zone

There are two ways of categorizing death at altitude; traumatic and non-traumatic. Traumatic deaths occur from the usual hazards of mountaineering; falls, avalanches, and extreme weather. They usually occur lower down rather than high up, and are quite unusual. It’s more likely that climbers die from non-traumatic causes, most notably altitude-related illnesses.  Altitude sickness has three forms. Mild altitude sickness is called acute mountain sickness […]

ClimbingClimbing
Steven Agar | August 21, 2017
3 Comments

HAPE: No One is Immune

Hikers on Mountain

According to an investigation report in the Academic Forensic Pathology journal published in 2018, an estimated 30 million people travel to high elevations every year in the western United States alone. Every single time a person travels to high elevations, they put themselves at risk for experiencing high-altitude pulmonary edema, more commonly known as HAPE. This sometimes-overlooked high-altitude illness (HAI) […]

BrainsBrains
Liam Abbott | December 8, 2016
0 Comments

Share your story:

Submit A Link

Top 10 Trending right now:

  • The 5 Coldest Ski Resorts in the U.S.
    The 5 Coldest Ski Resorts in the U.S.
  • Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT, Update: Plowing Crews Have Reached The Big Drift
    Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT, Update: Plowing Crews Have Reached The Big Drift
  • An In-depth Look at U.S. Skier & Boarder Age Demographics
    An In-depth Look at U.S. Skier & Boarder Age Demographics
  • Should You Tip Your Ski Instructor? If So, How Much?
    Should You Tip Your Ski Instructor? If So, How Much?
  • Trip Report: Fastest Known Time Set by Unsupported Skier on the Sierra High Route, CA
    Trip Report: Fastest Known Time Set by Unsupported Skier on the Sierra High Route, CA
  • [VIDEO] Super Human Feat As Sherpa Saves Hiker From Certain Death on Mount Everest, Nepal
    [VIDEO] Super Human Feat As Sherpa Saves Hiker From Certain Death on Mount Everest, Nepal
  • 5 Places Where You Can Ski and Golf in the Same Day
    5 Places Where You Can Ski and Golf in the Same Day
  • Raging Waters Due to Snowmelt Cause Several Drowning Deaths in California
    Raging Waters Due to Snowmelt Cause Several Drowning Deaths in California
  • Will Killington Resort, VT, Be the Last Mountain Standing in the East?
    Will Killington Resort, VT, Be the Last Mountain Standing in the East?
  • These Are the Ski Resorts Still Open in North America
    These Are the Ski Resorts Still Open in North America
  • Meet the Team
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site Map