HAPE: The Leading High Altitude Killer HAPE: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema High elevation climbing Image: escapemedic.com HAPE: IsĀ fluid accumulation in the lungs that typically occurs above 8,200 feet. Most reports show that high altitude deaths come from Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). As it has a lot of similar symptoms to (HAPE) such as fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath (AMS) is not the killer. It can lead […] Brains Grant Reeves | November 13, 2018 0 Comments