Category: Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Practical guidance on preventing, recognizing, and responding to altitude illness, along with acclimatization strategies for travel, relocation, and mountain activity.

Shortness of breath at altitude: what is normal and what is not

Shortness of breath at altitude: what is normal and what is not

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Why your hands and face can feel puffy after gaining elevation

Why your hands and face can feel puffy after gaining elevation

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Why your resting heart rate jumps after a rapid ascent

Why your resting heart rate jumps after a rapid ascent

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Altitude fatigue vs normal travel fatigue: how to tell the difference

Altitude fatigue vs normal travel fatigue: how to tell the difference

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Why dizziness at altitude feels worse when you stand up quickly

Why dizziness at altitude feels worse when you stand up quickly

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Loss of appetite at high altitude: when to push calories and when to rest

Loss of appetite at high altitude: when to push calories and when to rest

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

What causes nausea at altitude and what actually helps?

What causes nausea at altitude and what actually helps?

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Acute mountain sickness symptoms timeline: what can start within 6 to 12 hours

Acute mountain sickness symptoms timeline: what can start within 6 to 12 hours

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Can poor sleep be your first sign that altitude is not going well?

Can poor sleep be your first sign that altitude is not going well?

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization

Do anti-nausea meds help with altitude sickness?

Do anti-nausea meds help with altitude sickness?

Altitude Illness & Acclimatization