Tag: altitude

HAPE: The Number One Killer at High Altitude

  Recreation at high altitude entails many existential threats. Avalanches, rock falls,…

Curtis Weller

All Skiers Prone to Altitude Disease, H.A.P.E

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema or HAPE is a life-threatening disease where excess…

Kristen Strom

HAPE Elevation’s #1 Threat

Planning on a big expedition in the high alpine or thinking about…

Greg Obernesser

HAPE is the Leading Cause of Death at High Altitudes

High-altitude pulmonary edema or HAPE is the leading cause of death related…

Meghan Kelly

HAPE – Altitudeโ€™s Silent Killer

  Mild altitude sickness, or AMS (acute mountain sickness) is a common…

Mike Lavery

HAPE: Donโ€™t Fall Victim to this High Altitude Condition

Mountaineering can be extremely rewarding, but it can also be equally as…

Matt Brennan

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

There are two ways of categorizing death at altitude; traumatic and non-traumatic.…

Steven Agar

High Altitude Sickness – Knowing This Could Save Your Life

We all know of someone that arrived in resort but didnโ€™t make…

Boo Radley