They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...

When climbing a mountain, it's important to prepare yourself, to avoid altitude sickness. Here's what you need to know before ...

Here’s a question from a coworker: I recently visited Breckenridge, Colorado, which sits 9,600 feet above sea level. The elevation impacted everyone in our party to varying degrees, but a few ...

The snow is flying, your skis are waxed, the mountain beckons — and you feel rotten, like you drank too much last night. You've got altitude sickness. Air at 8,000 feet contains 25 percent less oxygen ...

During a hiking trip, a friend relayed a piece of advice she’d received: To prevent altitude sickness, take an antacid. Now, when she and her husband head to the mountains, they chew on Tums. Hmm.

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You've finally made it on vacation, whether it's a scenic winding mountain road trip, a boating excursion or a plane ride to the beach. Just as you are starting to relax and enjoy ...

If you want to learn how to prevent altitude sickness, you need to understand how it can occur. And few people are as familiar with how it can ruin a hunt as Cody Arnold, who worked as a hunting guide ...

You probably won't notice it, until you try to climb a flight of stairs — just a few steps, and you feel winded. Welcome to life at 5,280 feet above sea level. Aside from being reminded that you're ...