Chris Hemsworth's Dangerous Climb in the Himalayas
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My second time, I landed directly in Leh, Ladakh (3500m) from a sea level elevation, which left me with a lot of sickness that I had to get checked out by the doctor. Luckily, that man knew exactly what he was doing and I was okay by the next day. I assure you, mountain sickness is the worst thing you'll ever experience. You can't eat, you puke everything. You have crippling nausea. Also, contrary to what others might believe, it's not directly related to oxygen. It's related to the lower air pressure which can damage tissue and become serious. You can have perfect spO2 levels and still suffer from it.
Date: 2022-06-05
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Petra
4, 000 meters?
Base camp at Everest us at just under 6, 000 meters.
Altitude sickness affects people differently.
Acclimating is also different. Clearly he did it too quickly for his own body to adjust.
Pulmonary edema and cerebral edema can occur. Both of which can be fatal.
I havent heard of High altitude depression before.
Perhaps he had the onset of cerebral edema which causes confusion and impaired sensors and irrational decision making.
About 1 in 5 people get altitude sickness at 2, 500 meters (usually mild symptoms)
2 in 5 get it at 3, 000 meters.
Once you hit 4, 000 meters and above the health risks of altitude sickness are high - especially if individuals dont acclimate correctly.
Genetic factors play a huge role. This is why Sherpas from Nepal are physically adapted to high altitude, low temperature and low oxygen levels
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4, 000 meters?
Base camp at Everest us at just under 6, 000 meters.
Altitude sickness affects people differently.
Acclimating is also different. Clearly he did it too quickly for his own body to adjust.
Pulmonary edema and cerebral edema can occur. Both of which can be fatal.
I havent heard of High altitude depression before.
Perhaps he had the onset of cerebral edema which causes confusion and impaired sensors and irrational decision making.
About 1 in 5 people get altitude sickness at 2, 500 meters (usually mild symptoms)
2 in 5 get it at 3, 000 meters.
Once you hit 4, 000 meters and above the health risks of altitude sickness are high - especially if individuals dont acclimate correctly.
Genetic factors play a huge role. This is why Sherpas from Nepal are physically adapted to high altitude, low temperature and low oxygen levels
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Lilac
People, stop talking about altitude sickness when you know nothing about it. It's not related to oxygen. Yes, you also get tired faster in higher altitudes, but that's not the sickness. Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is caused due to the lesser air pressure that can rupture your tissues giving you cerebral or cardiac edema.
It's not just simply breathlessness. You can't die that easily of breathlessness. The high altitude can damage your tissue and give very serious conditions.
I'm an avid climber, and I've suffered from it multiple times. Best way is to ascend slowly, go to towns higher up in the mountains day by day and then begin your trek.
Respect for the Indian army for patrolling at scary heights like Siachen. The Guinness world record for the highest post is by India, having a military outpost at 6700m. That's dangerously high.
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People, stop talking about altitude sickness when you know nothing about it. It's not related to oxygen. Yes, you also get tired faster in higher altitudes, but that's not the sickness. Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is caused due to the lesser air pressure that can rupture your tissues giving you cerebral or cardiac edema.
It's not just simply breathlessness. You can't die that easily of breathlessness. The high altitude can damage your tissue and give very serious conditions.
I'm an avid climber, and I've suffered from it multiple times. Best way is to ascend slowly, go to towns higher up in the mountains day by day and then begin your trek.
Respect for the Indian army for patrolling at scary heights like Siachen. The Guinness world record for the highest post is by India, having a military outpost at 6700m. That's dangerously high.
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Carl
I had a similar experience years ago in Nepal when I went trekking with my girlfriend. We were at 4300m altitude, resting up for 2 days in a tiny village straight out of the Stone Ages: a few huts made of rocks. Incredible snow-peaked mountains all around us. I'd done the most arduous 7-day hike of my life to get there. I tried to acclimate, but I felt like I was losing my mind. Like I was in a dream. I was feeling disassociated, couldn't hold a proper conversation with anyone. I just sat by myself all day, drinking tea and playing Solitaire for hours. Very weird feeling. It never occurred to me it was the altitude - I thought that only happened to mountain climbers above 8000m. I just thought I'd caught a bug of some sort.
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I had a similar experience years ago in Nepal when I went trekking with my girlfriend. We were at 4300m altitude, resting up for 2 days in a tiny village straight out of the Stone Ages: a few huts made of rocks. Incredible snow-peaked mountains all around us. I'd done the most arduous 7-day hike of my life to get there. I tried to acclimate, but I felt like I was losing my mind. Like I was in a dream. I was feeling disassociated, couldn't hold a proper conversation with anyone. I just sat by myself all day, drinking tea and playing Solitaire for hours. Very weird feeling. It never occurred to me it was the altitude - I thought that only happened to mountain climbers above 8000m. I just thought I'd caught a bug of some sort.
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Ali
The reason why I like Jimmy Kimmel more than Fallon? He didn't even think about interrupting Chris's story, not once (and it was a long one. And his interest is genuine, you can tell.
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The reason why I like Jimmy Kimmel more than Fallon? He didn't even think about interrupting Chris's story, not once (and it was a long one. And his interest is genuine, you can tell.
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Michael
Funny how altitude sickness effects different people differently. Everest base camp, which for instance is about 5600M, and you have 70 year olds doing that trek with no issues.
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Funny how altitude sickness effects different people differently. Everest base camp, which for instance is about 5600M, and you have 70 year olds doing that trek with no issues.
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Nandan
I love how energetic is chris here and kimmel paying him attention as if its their personal convo and nt a talk show.
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I love how energetic is chris here and kimmel paying him attention as if its their personal convo and nt a talk show.
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Alessandra
the Spanish tv show is called Planeta Calleja in case you want to see it, but they speak mainly with Elsa Pataky
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the Spanish tv show is called Planeta Calleja in case you want to see it, but they speak mainly with Elsa Pataky
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ALBER
You should climb without oxygen supply to avoid the risk of getting dizzy, oxygen just for times of rest.
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You should climb without oxygen supply to avoid the risk of getting dizzy, oxygen just for times of rest.
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