Tag: high altitude

How Altitude Sickness Becomes Deadly

Hiking at Altitude. Image: Telluride If you ski, snowboard, or climb at…

Jon Roubik

Trouble in High Places: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

On top of the world! Credit: Sports Radio Knoxville HAPE is not…

Jason Ringenberg

HAPE: The Number One Killer at High Altitude

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

Curtis Weller

Know Before You Go: ย Altitude is Everything

Incredible peaks, challenging terrain, extreme climates; itโ€™s what mountain folk thrive on.…

Katy Shipley

HAPE- Major Killer of Mountaineers at High Altitudes

Rapid ascents of elevation or failure to acclimate to high elevations can…

Mitch Flores

What the Hell is up with HAPE?

Mammoth Mountain. January 14th. I was sitting in a gondola being carried…

Helena Guglielmino

HAPE: The Most Common Cause of Death at High Altitude

It is common for mountaineers to experience health issues at high altitudes.…

Taliana Potts

Skiing at Over 17,000-Feet in Argentina: The Super Canaleta

As the season came to a close in Las Leรฑas Argentina, Dorian…

Lee Lyon