But it comes with a risk that's often underestimated though: altitude sickness.Climbing too quickly can cause serious health problems, experts say. "The risk of getting altitude sickness significantly ...

Alpine views can be breathtaking, but when shallow breaths lead to headaches, dizziness, and nausea, you might not be able to enjoy the vistas as much as you’d like. Going too high too fast is a ...

They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Strickland, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) ...

Altitude sickness is another threat Lyubova emphasizes as particularly important, and she herself suffered from a form of it ...

Keen mountain adventurer Rio James might only be nine, but he's already braced arctic weather conditions and altitude ...

Colorado had a record number of visitors in 2006. Nearly 26 million people came to our beautiful state to vacation, visit family or engage in business. We are the No. 1 ski destination in the country, ...

Some people who live at high altitudes suffer breathlessness, palpitations and dizziness, while others have no health problems, and now a new study reveals which genes may explain the difference. The ...

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