Climbers Use Viagra to Treat Altitude Sickness: Is It Cheating? Mountaineers and climbers have been using all kinds of different drugs and supplements for centuries to help their minds, and bodies overcome the extreme climate conditions and extensive physical toll that comes with venturing into high altitudes. One of the most notable being Hermann Buhl, a legendary climber who credits the survival of his then impossible ascent of Nanga Parbat […] Climbing Blake | August 16, 2021 1 Comment
3 Skiers Banned for 4-Years For Doping at 2019 World Championships The Independent Doping Delegate has issued four Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRVs) decisions to the following three athletes: Karel Tammjärv and Andreas Veerpalu of Estonia, Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan, as well as to athlete support person Mati Alaver, also from Estonia reports Snow Industry News. All have been sanctioned with a four-year suspension based on FIS Anti-Doping Rules (FIS ADR) article […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 7, 2020 0 Comments
Russia BANNED From International Sporting Events for 4-Years for Doping Cover-Up Russia has been banned from competing in international sporting events for four-years for a doping cover-up, meaning the country will not feature at next year’s Tokyo Summer Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, or the football World Cup in Qatar, also in 2022, reports The Guardian. Related: Nearly Half Of The Sochi Olympics’ Russian Medalists Were Doping An emergency […] Olympics SnowBrains | December 10, 2019 0 Comments
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