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HAPE: What it Actually is and How to Avoid it

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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 […]

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Artur | February 1, 2021
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HAPE – Understanding the Most Serious Form Of Altitude Sickness

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With several US and European ski resorts reaching altitudes above 10,000 feet, altitude sickness is not an unknown factor to the readers here at Snowbrains. It is, however, less commonly known that a serious form of altitude sickness, known as High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema, can strike even at moderate high-altitudes from about 8,000 feet (or 2,440m) and does not just afflict […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 1, 2021
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HAPE: What Makes Altitude Sickness So Deadly in the High Mountains?

Objective hazards in the mountains are comprised of two main categories: environmental factors and human factors. Before heading into the wilderness, a human will make considerations for what to bring in case of an emergency. HAPE is a risk, an almost silent killer which creeps in during situations where rescues are often impossible, like on the side of a mountain. […]

Elliot Levey | February 1, 2020
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HAPE: The High-Altitude Killer

What is HAPE? The most common cause of death directly attributed to altitude is High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, or “HAPE.” Caused by a lack of oxygen, HAPE is an advanced stage of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). In conjunction with the breakdown of glucose, fats, and amino acids, oxygen is necessary for our bodies to produce energy. Too little of it […]

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Tony Miller | February 1, 2020
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The #1 Killer at Altitude: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (H.A.P.E.)

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  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 […]

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Jenah MacGrain | October 20, 2017
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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema—What It Is and Why You Should Care

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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, or HAPE, is the most common and most fatal form of high altitude sickness. HAPE results from fluid building up in the lungs over time while at high altitude. Essentially, victims of HAPE take in less and less oxygen due to the low air pressure at high altitudes as fluid continues to fill up their lungs, resulting […]

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Maggie Dean | October 1, 2017
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HAPE: The Leading Killer at High Altitudes

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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 […]

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Mitch McDermott | October 1, 2017
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Is Easy Access To Resorts Increasing High Altitude Pulmonary Edema?

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Work at the office is finished, skis are waxed and ready and your Jet Blue direct flight to the mountains is on time. In less than 24 hours you’ll be shredding and slashing your way down the greatest runs of your life without a worry in the world. Until your lungs fill with water of course. Say what? With the […]

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Alex K | October 1, 2017
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