But it comes with a risk that's often underestimated though: altitude sickness.Climbing too quickly can cause serious health problems, experts say. "The risk of getting altitude sickness significantly ...

Alpine views can be breathtaking, but when shallow breaths lead to headaches, dizziness, and nausea, you might not be able to enjoy the vistas as much as you’d like. Going too high too fast is a ...

They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...

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Some people who live at high altitudes suffer breathlessness, palpitations and dizziness, while others have no health problems, and now a new study reveals which genes may explain the difference. The ...

If you want to learn how to prevent altitude sickness, you need to understand how it can occur. And few people are as familiar with how it can ruin a hunt as Cody Arnold, who worked as a hunting guide ...