Tag: mountaineering

HAPE: The Leading Killer at High Altitudes

Reports often come out about people passing away in the mountains due…

Mitch McDermott

The Tortoise and the HAPE: Steady High-Altitude Ascents Win the Race (and Save Lives)

  High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a terminal reaction of the lungs…

Sydney Stephens

Trouble in High Places: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

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

Jason Ringenberg

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

Search for Colorado Police Officer on Mount Elbrus, Russia Continues as Search Team Discovers Two Other Bodies

Searchers looking for Steven Beare, the Littleton, Colorado Police Officer who went…

Steven Agar

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

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

Matt Brennan

Nine Year Old Girl Becomes Youngest Person Ever to Summit Himalayan Peak

9 year old Kaamya Karthikeyan reached the summit of Stok Kangri, 6,153…

Steven Agar