For years anecdotes circulated amongst climbers, of the superhuman ability of the Sherpa to function at high altitude, when all others succumbed to mountain sickness - or worse. Now science has shown ...

A patient who visited a mountain in Nantou County with family members shortly after undergoing retinal surgery suddenly ...

Passengers on the world's highest train line rave about the stunning mountain views, but say the altitude sickness is ...

Beall has been studying the human response to hypoxic living conditions for years. In research published in October 2024, she ...

Experts have been studying remote mountain communities and found they have certain genetic advantages which prove that ...

Mt Kilimanjaro, the Rwenzori Mountains and Mt Kenya are Africa’s three highest points. Here’s how to stand atop the world’s wildest land.

Three years after it was announced, Malaysia’s highest fire station will become a reality when it opens on Mount Kinabalu on Feb 21.

A new study reveals that Tibetan communities have developed unique adaptations to survive in the low-oxygen conditions of the ...

The prevention is nearly complete in acute mountain sickness and complete in high-altitude pulmonary edema. The results of prevention with furosemide in one of the groups, consisting of 100 ...

"Ged said, 'I can't breathe', so I shouted to Nelson for help. I left the tent and he was carried to the rescue hut and given oxygen." ...