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 ...

At last, you’ve arrived in Cuzco, Peru — you’re ready for your dream trek to Machu Picchu. There’s just one problem: You can barely catch your breath, your stomach is churning and, in the morning, ...

Here’s a question from a coworker: I recently visited Breckenridge, Colorado, which sits 9,600 feet above sea level. The elevation impacted everyone in our party to varying degrees, but a few ...

Altitude sickness—medically termed Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)—develops when the body has difficulty adapting to the reduced oxygen availability found at higher elevations. It most commonly occurs ...

The snow is flying, your skis are waxed, the mountain beckons — and you feel rotten, like you drank too much last night. You've got altitude sickness. Air at 8,000 feet contains 25 percent less oxygen ...

During a hiking trip, a friend relayed a piece of advice she’d received: To prevent altitude sickness, take an antacid. Now, when she and her husband head to the mountains, they chew on Tums. Hmm.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Strickland, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) ...

Altitude sickness can sneak up fast — especially if you’re sipping après-ski cocktails. Here’s how to stay healthy in the mountains. There are two main objectives to skiing: Having fun and staying ...

There are two main objectives to skiing: Having fun and staying safe. After all, skiing is a physical sport, and nobody wants to spend the bulk of their getaway to the slopes holed up in a cabin in a ...