[pct-l] Acclimation to altitude

[Douglas P. Bouche]

It goes a long way in helping to prevent headaches at high elevation (at
least for me).

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Brandon McGinnity
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:33 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Acclimation to altitude

someone once told me drinking a lot of water helps, is this true?

(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?
> >>
> >> --
> >> -Brandon McGinnity
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