The Altitude Experience

Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet

Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors, Mountaineering
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Author: Mike Farris ISBN: 9781493008919
Publisher: FalconGuides Publication: September 16, 2008
Imprint: FalconGuides Language: English
Author: Mike Farris
ISBN: 9781493008919
Publisher: FalconGuides
Publication: September 16, 2008
Imprint: FalconGuides
Language: English

THE ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet                                                                  (Falcon)

Mike Farris

 

 

The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8,000 feet

 

The one-volume resource for any traveler who will be at high altitude for any period of time, this guide contains organized technical information from medical and science texts as well as anecdotes from real climbers who share their own experiences, in the body as well as the mind.  This new book also lists preparation and training guidelines for ascending altitude, tips on how to acclimate, what to bring, how to "come down" after descent, and how to treat altitude sickness if it occurs.  This is a practical guide for anyone new to such travel, as well as an up-to-date guide with new information for experienced climbers.

 

Mike Farris is a biology professor at Hamline University and an experienced high-altitude climber who has traveled throughout North America, South America and the Himalayas.  He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.

 

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THE ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE: Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet                                                                  (Falcon)

Mike Farris

 

 

The first comprehensive guide for climbing above 8,000 feet

 

The one-volume resource for any traveler who will be at high altitude for any period of time, this guide contains organized technical information from medical and science texts as well as anecdotes from real climbers who share their own experiences, in the body as well as the mind.  This new book also lists preparation and training guidelines for ascending altitude, tips on how to acclimate, what to bring, how to "come down" after descent, and how to treat altitude sickness if it occurs.  This is a practical guide for anyone new to such travel, as well as an up-to-date guide with new information for experienced climbers.

 

Mike Farris is a biology professor at Hamline University and an experienced high-altitude climber who has traveled throughout North America, South America and the Himalayas.  He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.

 

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