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Quotes About Altitude sickness

climb high, sleep low
~ Roland Smith
I've been shot down so many times I get altitude sickness just from standing up for myself.
~ Shane Koyczan
Altitude sickness, also known as mountain sickness, is caused by a lack of oxygen at great heights. Symptoms include headaches, dizziness, and shortness of breath. Climbers traveling up Mount Erebus train for days by climbing to gradually increasing heights.
~ Mary Pope Osborne
At very high altitudes, any exertion becomes difficult and exhausting. Around 40 percent of people experience altitude sickness above thirteen thousand feet, and it is impossible to predict who the victims will be because it is not related to fitness.
~ Bill Bryson
Altitude sickness, unregulated drugs and medical gas enabled workers to become drug abusers/addicts
~ Steven Magee
For the purpose of human health, it appears that it is wise to work and live below 4, 900 feet.
~ Steven Magee, Health Forensics