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- From: dmanke@sanjuan (Dennis Manke)
- Subject: Re: Invitation from Rockport
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.081458.18555@sol.UVic.CA>
- Keywords: Rockport, Kilamanjaro
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- Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria B.C. CANADA
- References: <1992Dec20.025713.24993@news.media.mit.edu> <1992Dec21.113525.3018@ms.uky.edu> <1992Dec21.175902.14444@csc.ti.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 08:14:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.175902.14444@csc.ti.com> czichon@psyche.csc.ti.com (Cary Czichon) writes:
- >
- >Everyone reacts to large changes in altitude differently. Developing great
- >cardiovascular strength doesn't guarantee immunity to AMS. By going from
- >Kilimanjaro's base to its summit in one day and staying there through
- >the night, most people would develop severe AMS or worse. An interesting
- >book on altitude sickness is GOING HIGHER by Charles S. Houston, M.D. Lots
- >of interesting stories.
- >
-
- I've also been told that marathon running causes physiological changes
- that are detrimental for high altitude climbing. In particular, it
- trains the body to shut down the blood supply to less critical regions
- (such as fingers, toes, ...) and conserve energy. The end result is your
- much more susceptible to frostbite, blood clots, etc.
-
- Dennis, dmanke@sanjuan.uvic.ca
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