Alpine views can be breathtaking, but when shallow breaths lead to headaches, dizziness, and nausea, you might not be able to enjoy the vistas as much as you’d like. Going too high too fast is a ...

Visiting a national park requires more than just transportation, lodging, and permits - you also need to take into account ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The views from the heights of mountainous regions can be magical and ...

Researchers found that brief hypoxia, experienced at altitude or during illness, reprograms bone marrow progenitors, creating neutrophils less effective at fighting bacteria. This epigenetic “memory” ...

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Grand County Search and Rescue Crew saved an 80-pound dog that had become extremely sick from altitude sickness near Crater Lake. According to GCSAR, crews received a ...

An ill dog which refused to move was slung in backpack-style harness and carried four and a half miles out of the backcountry Saturday night. Two campers from Oklahoma had brought the animal with them ...

Actor Greg Vaughan is sharing that he recently received emergency treatment after a scary experience while on vacation in the Rocky Mountains. Vaughan, who played the role of Eric Brady in "Days of ...

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 ...