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Pub. Date
c2008
Description
THE ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet (Falcon)Mike Farris The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8,000 feet. The one-volume resource for any traveler who will be at high altitude for any period of time, this guide contains organized technical information from medical and science texts as well as anecdotes from real climbers who share their own experiences, in the body as well as the mind. This new book...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Description
"From the time of his historic expedition to Nanda Devi in the high Himalaya, Charles Houston, M.D., has asked: Why do people get sick in the mountains? What are the symptoms of hypoxia - lack of sufficient oxygen - that also occurs in everyday life, due to injury or disease? How can we best prevent, diagnose, and treat it? Houston answers these questions in an engaging, comprehensible style."--BOOK JACKET
Cutting-edge information on how to prevent,...
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"In an exploration of extreme medical science, NOVA ascends to the top of Denali to try to solve the mystery of high altitude deaths on one of the most dangerous mountains on Earth. [The film] chronicles daring mountain rescues, emergency medical evacuations, and cutting-edge science experiments as a team of researchers, doctors, and mountaineering experts employing the latest NASA technology investigate the lethal disease attacking climbers all over...
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