AlexTal
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Most importantly, figure out a coffee you will like beforehand!
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hikingmaineac
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A good read
This "guide" to climbing Denali discusses training for high elevations etc... and definitely worth a few laughs.
Punters Guide to Succeeding (or not) on Denali’s West Buttress
Enjoy!
This "guide" to climbing Denali discusses training for high elevations etc... and definitely worth a few laughs.
Punters Guide to Succeeding (or not) on Denali’s West Buttress
Enjoy!
erugs
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Re the Punters Guide, I really apprecited this line from Training (as in your lungs): "You can’t really train for that, you can only learn to expect it." I need to inhale that concept.
Darl58
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For my Nepal trip and climb of Imja Tse (20,305), I trained with weights and ran 3 times a week. It really helped to be in good shape and not struggling with cardio. I did a lot of long day hikes in the White's also.
My travel nurse tested my reaction to diamox prior to going on my trip, as I have allergy issues. No one in our group took diamox, but a few had to go down to lower elevation for a few days. Some of them didn't attempt the climb. ( it was assuring to know I wouldn't have a reaction in case I needed it)
I had a severe headache on a 17.5K climb during the acclimating and had to rest that evening and pump the Advils' and lots of fluids. I was fine going up but got the headache on the climb down..3 of us got the same explosive headache.
In the morning the headache was gone and after a day I was back to normal and suffered no more issues. I think drinking tons of fluids and eating often and yes going very slow..is the best thing you can do for a sucessfull summit.
In the long scheme of things...it's not just the summit but the whole experience that counts!
The better condition you are in, the better the experience will be..
My travel nurse tested my reaction to diamox prior to going on my trip, as I have allergy issues. No one in our group took diamox, but a few had to go down to lower elevation for a few days. Some of them didn't attempt the climb. ( it was assuring to know I wouldn't have a reaction in case I needed it)
I had a severe headache on a 17.5K climb during the acclimating and had to rest that evening and pump the Advils' and lots of fluids. I was fine going up but got the headache on the climb down..3 of us got the same explosive headache.
In the morning the headache was gone and after a day I was back to normal and suffered no more issues. I think drinking tons of fluids and eating often and yes going very slow..is the best thing you can do for a sucessfull summit.
In the long scheme of things...it's not just the summit but the whole experience that counts!
The better condition you are in, the better the experience will be..
