num_pages: 328
description: THE ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8000 Feet (Falcon)Mike Farris The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8000 feet The one-volume resource for any traveler who will be at high altitude for any period of time this guide contains organized technical information from medical and science texts as well as anecdotes from real climbers who share their own experiences in the body as well as the mind. This new book also lists preparation and training guidelines for ascending altitude tips on how to acclimate what to bring how to come down after descent and how to treat altitude sickness if it occurs. This is a practical guide for anyone new to such travel as well as an up-to-date guide with new information for experienced climbers. Mike Farris is a biology professor at Hamline University and an experienced high-altitude climber who has traveled throughout North America South America and the Himalayas. He lives in Northfield Minnesota.
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title: Altitude Experience: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet
publisher: Falcon Press Publishing