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11 years ago
You decide to climb Mt Everest. Someone tells you it takes two months. Determine the number of times you would stop and explain why you need to acclimatize. Mt Everest is 29,035 feet (8850 meters) above sea level and it's the world's tallest mountain.

Explain all the physical effects on your body (heart, lungs, other) and the dangers.

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11 years ago
The air is so thin at the top of Mount Everest that, without proper acclimatization, the person could pass out and die.

If you’ve ever followed an expedition, you’ll notice that climbers spend as much or more time going down the mountain as they do going up. As masochistic as mountaineers may seem, they don’t ascend and descend for fun. This process, known as acclimatization, is a very deliberate, slow, and steady way to prepare their bodies for the hazards of high altitude.
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