[pct-l] altitude

[Tortoise]

Years ago when I took my "Mountain Medicine" first-aid etc. course we
covered high altitude problems.  information then was that people start
having problems above 7000 feet.


People's response to altitude vary a lot from person to person; and 
somewhat from time to time for one person.
Only time I had a problem was when we camped at South Lake (elev 9774' per 
Google Earth) before heading over Bishop Pass to Dusy Basin.
I had a stove problem so in the morning we went back down to Bishop to get 
a replacement cap for my Svea stove; then back to South Lake and started 
our trip. Result I got acute mountain sickness (severe headache, nausea).

I suspect the drop back down to Bishop was enough additional to cause my AMS.


Tortoise

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jomike at cot.net wrote:
> I was just reading an article in Backpacker as to what happens to your
> body at "altitude". Isn't that defined as 10,000' and above? That being
> the case, what effect do those who have hiked the pct through the
> Sierra, Forester Pass, et.al  experience? Poorly worded sentence, sorry.
> 
> 
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