[pct-l] Acclimation to altitude

[Gerry Zamora]

I think the trail reaches 9000ft around big bear which is were I plan to
start but since im going down from there im hoping it wont be to bad.
Gerry0625
On Jan 18, 2011 6:48 PM, "Gerry Zamora" <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I played football I was taught to breath in through your nose and out
> your mouth. Helps keep your breathing under control. If I pay attention to
> my breathing I find I can push myself much further than when i am just
> huffing and puffing. Since I am section hiking and wont have time to
adjust
> I plan on spending a zero day at altitude and hopefully this will help.
> Other than that im gonna take it slow and steady.
> Gerry0625
> On Jan 18, 2011 4:47 PM, "Yoshihiro Murakami" <completewalker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> 2011/1/19 Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>:
>>> someone once told me drinking a lot of water helps, is this true?
>>
>> Probably yes. It must be true in the cold thin condition.
>>
>> There is a simple breathing technique. When you put out the air from
>> the mouth, you should narrow your mouth as like whistling, then the
>> air pressure in lungs will increase and you can get more oxygen.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> (also, I'm new to the list, and not entirely sure if I'm responding
>>> correctly. Do all replies go to pct-l at backcountry.net?)
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <
>>> completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Get suitable knowledge about altitude sickness, then you can protect
>>>> yourself.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.himalayanrescue.org/hra/index.php
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2011/1/19 Kevin <hikelite at gmail.com>:
>>>> > Sleep at elevation. Other than one of those pressure chambers, there
> is
>>>> no substitute. Having good cardio health will help too.
>>>> >
>>>> > Misspellings and typos brought to you by iPhone.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Jan 18, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Does anyone have any tips on helping one's body
>>>> >> adapt to the higher elevations?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
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