New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

There are three types of altitude sickness. First, there is acute mountain sickness (AMS). This is the most common form, and ...

One victim was trying to become the oldest woman to climb Indonesia's seven highest peaks. Three other climbers in their ...

Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is common among climbers, regardless of age or fitness level, and can be life-threatening if severe symptoms are left untreated. We hiked up and down 1,000 feet to ...

alumni.ubc.ca Purpose The goal of this meta-analysis was to determine the clinical utility of acute mountain sickness (AMS) history to predict future incidents of AMS. Method 17 studies (n=7921 ...

Altitude psychosis on the mountain I first glimpsed Huayna Potosí ... and tamped down the effects of your garden-variety altitude sickness, including nausea, headaches, and fatigue, with a ...

Sherpas and climbers also die from exposure, crevasses, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), falling rock and ice, and other dangers. Read next Jump to ...

parameters with the risk of developing acute mountain sickness (AMS) and the chance of reaching the summit were investigated. Methods Thirty-nine subjects underwent maximal CPET at lowlands and during ...

Ideally, you’d like to have a better sense of the risk factors and warning signs that signal the difference between run-on-the-hill acute mountain sickness and more severe forms of altitude ...