Mike Farris

Altitude Experience

Successful Trekking and Climbing Above 8,000 Feet

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a comprehensive, practical resource for travelers, trekkers, and climbers who are going to be living at high elevation for any period of time. The author simplifies and organizes the technical information found in scientific texts and combines it with excerpts from actual expedition accounts and narratives to present a complete picture of how altitude affects the body both physically and psychologically. The book also includes complete guidelines for how to prepare for travel at altitude, including how to train and acclimatize, what to bring, how to treat altitude sickness should it occur, and how to "come down" from an experience at high altitude.

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Hiking, trekking, and climbing at high altitude can be both enjoyable and challenging. The Altitude Experience provides the tools and knowledge needed to have a safer and more successful outing, whether you're day hiking above treeline in Colorado or aiming for the summit of Mount Everest. For the first time, one book combines the science of the body's responses to high altitude with the accumulated wisdom of experienced adventurers. Author and high-altitude climber Mike Farris presents in-depth coverage of how heat, cold, dehydration, emotional factors, and exercise affect human performance at altitude-and how to prepare for them. The science of high-altitude biology is explained in a clear, accessible format and supplemented with real-world examples.Look inside for answers to these questions:¿ What changes will take place in your body at altitude?¿ How might your body respond?¿ How can you train for altitude and improve acclimatization?¿ What social and psychological factors are likely to affect your experience at altitude?¿ What can you do before, during, and after your trip to improve performance?With practical advice on topics ranging from picking partners to picking food to picking up the pieces when things don't go as planned, The Altitude Experience is your go-to resource for exploring the beauty and exhilaration of the world's high places.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780762743582
• ISBN-10: 0762743581
• Artikelnr.: 23265192

Autorenporträt

Mike Farris is a college professor who teaches upper-level seminars on high-altitude human biology at Hamline University in Minnesota. He is an experienced high-altitude climber who has climbed extensively throughout North and South American and the Himalayas. He is also the author of Rock Climbing Minnesota and Wisconsin (Falcon). He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.