How does altitude affect the body and why does it affect people differently?
- Written by Brendan Scott, Senior Lecturer (S&C), Murdoch University
How well you'll cope on a mountain has little to do with how fit you are.wynand van poortvliet unsplash, CC BY-SAEvery year, thousands of people travel to high-altitude environments for tourism, adventure-seeking, or to train and compete in various sports. Unfortunately, these trips can be marred by the effects of acute altitude sickness, and the...