Altitude sickness
Just wondering if anyone else gets altitude sickness.Seams every time we travel to elevations above 8000 ft.I will be ok untill about 2 am I will awake with problems breathing.If we move quickly down...
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kalynzoo wrote:I agree probably getting older has a lot to do with how fast you can acclimatize.Also I think it would help to not be impatient when accending to higher areas.
altitude sickness is very common. We find it takes 3 or more days to acclimate at 7000ft. Estes Park is fantastic but it does take a bit to keep from getting really tired with even the shortest of walks. Guess it is just a sign of getting old. An of a lower red blood cell count, which is why the Olympics often train at high altitude to increase RBC. It's common.
