{"id":4240,"date":"2009-04-25T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2009-04-25T17:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2009-04-25T11:13:32","modified_gmt":"2009-04-25T17:13:32","slug":"destination-leadville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/destination-leadville\/","title":{"rendered":"Destination Leadville"},"content":{"rendered":"

When John Denver wrote the words Rocky Mountain High Colorado, He must have been talking about Leadville; this is the highest incorporated city in America. Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains at 10,152 feet. Lake County is the home of Colorado Mountain College, Mt. Elbert: (the highest peak in the Rockies) and home to the highest disc golf course OH YA! This will also be my home for 6 glorious weeks. <\/p>\n

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\"Attention On my last trip 6 years ago, I attended C.M.C. As an Outdoor Recreation Leadership major, I had a comfy, furnished 1 bed apt. in the middle of town. This trip will be a little different; Once again I will be going to C.M.C., this time for a Fly fishing guide course. I will not have the luxury of an apartment, out of state tuition is a\u2026. well, you know. Therefore, I will be spending 6 weeks hanging from a tree in the San Isabel National Forest. During these next week\u2019s I will be giving an account of how my Hennessey hammock holds up, my progress as a fisherman, the length of my travel companions beard and anything else that maybe of interest. I hope you will pop in once a week and follow this adventure. Before I sign off I will give a few helpful hints to anyone thinking of following a similar path this summer.
MAKE SURE YOU ACCLIMATIZE, STAY HYDRATED, DON\u2019T FORGET ZINC OXIDE.
These are the most important thing I can stress. HACE and HAPE are not just an Everest problem. I will be leaving an elevation of 4,373 and Mountain sickness can start to occur at 8,000. For those who do not know about these illnesses I have posted the definition from wiki below. Follow the links and educate yourself a little.<\/p>\n

Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or soroche, is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans<\/a>, caused by acute exposure to low air pressure<\/a> (usually outdoors at high altitudes<\/a>). It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres (approximately 8,000 feet).[1]<\/a>[2]<\/a> Acute mountain sickness can progress to high altitude pulmonary edema<\/a> (HAPE<\/a>) or high altitude cerebral edema<\/a> (HACE<\/a>).[1]<\/a>[3]<\/a> A related condition,[citation needed<\/a>] occurring only after prolonged exposure to high altitude, is chronic mountain sickness<\/a>, also known as Monge’s disease.[7]<\/a>An unrelated condition, although often confused with altitude sickness, is dehydration<\/a>, due to the higher rate of water vapor lost from the lungs at higher altitudes.<\/p>\n

The first signs are headache (this could also be related to dehydration so stay hydrated) Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, insomnia.<\/p>\n

With all that out of the way let me end on a positive note.<\/p>\n

Happy Camping,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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