HAPE: The Leading Killer at High Altitudes 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 […] Climbing Mitch McDermott | October 1, 2017 0 Comments
HAPE: What Every Mountaineer Strives to Avoid High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE): a high altitude killer and a mountaineer’s worst nightmare. A build-up of fluid in the lungs from the extreme lack of oxygen at higher elevations can be deadly. This condition is never a surprise, in fact before HAPE occurs people usually get a condition called Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). This is the mildest form of […] Industry News Joseph Phillips | July 18, 2017 0 Comments
Brain Post: Why Do We Breathe? This question is simple, so you’d naturally expect a simple answer. Sorry. But we’ll break it down to the simplest terms possible. WHY DO WE BREATHE? THE SHORT ANSWER: – We breathe to get oxygen to our cells so that they can make energy. THE MEDIUM ANSWER – We breathe to get oxygen to our cells so that they can […] Brains SnowBrains | November 23, 2016 14 Comments
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