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If you enjoy skiing, climbing or mountain biking, chances are you'll spend some time at high altitude. But while dashing down the slopes or scaling new heights can be the ultimate experience in excitement, your body may react with less enthusiasm than your mind.
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www.sportsdoctor.com/articles/altitude.html
www.sportsdoctor.com/articles/altitude.html
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･ 1 Try to ease your way into high altitudes. If you’re driving, spend a few nights at moderate altitude... ･ 2 Drink plenty of clear liquids. The low humidity at high altitude tends to dehydrate you, which can... ･ 3 Avoid alcohol and exce...
http://www.ehow.com/how_4473366_adjust-high-altitudes.h...
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"At (high) altitudes there is less oxygen, so we can do with less mitochondria," explained Hoppeler. "However, at sea level we need again more mitochondria to take advantage of more oxygen. There Tibetans might be at a disadvantage." ... Adjusting to life in high altitudes - thin air...
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www.crystalinks.com/highelevations.html
www.crystalinks.com/highelevations.html
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As far as the human body is concerned, the most significant characteristic of high altitudes is lower air pressure. Although the oxygen content remains the same throughout the atmosphere, the air pressure drops at higher altitudes.
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www.fit-for-travel.de/en/empfehlungen/content.jsp?nr=38
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Adapting to High Altitudes ... In addition, early settlers to the high plateaus likely suffered acute hypoxia, a condition created by a diminished supply of oxygen to body tissues. At high altitudes the air is much thinner than at sea level. As a result, a person inhales fewer oxygen molecules with each breath.
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0224_040225_ev...
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0224_040225_evolution.html
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AMS is common at high altitudes. At elevations over 10,000 feet (3,048 meters), 75% of people will have mild symptoms. The occurrence of AMS is dependent upon the elevation, the rate of ascent, and individual susceptibility.
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www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html
www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html
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At high altitudes, the lower air pressure makes it more difficult for oxygen to enter our vascular systems. The result is hypoxia , or oxygen deprivation. Hypoxia usually begins with the inability to do normal physical activities, such as climbing a short flight of stairs without fatigue.
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anthro.palomar.edu/adapt/adapt_3.htm
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When you cook at high altitudes, recipe adjustments are necessary to ensure the best results possible. ... Yeast breads will rise more quickly at high altitudes. Allow unshaped dough to rise only until double in size, then punch the dough down. Repeat this rising step once more before shaping dough. Flour tends to be drier...
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www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/cooking-basics/cooking-at-hi...
www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/cooking-basics/cooking-at-high-altitudes/
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Altitude illness occurs because of a lack of oxygen at high altitudes. ... Adjusting to much higher altitudes takes many days or weeks, but some people can eventually carry out nearly normal activities at altitudes above 17,500 feet. However, no one can fully acclimatize to long-term residence above that altitude.
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www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec24/ch296/ch296...
www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec24/ch296/ch296a.jsp
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