Altitude Illness
Subtitle: Prevention & Treatment (Mountaineers Outdoor Expert)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: September 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780898866858
Subjects: Climbing & mountaineering; Environmental medicine; Outdoor Skills; Sports & Recreation; Sports; Infectious Diseases; Mountain sickness; Altitude, Influence of
First sentence: As you gain altitude the air becomes thinner, the barometric pressure falls, and less oxygen is available.