Altitude Sickness Again?

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Altitude Sickness Again?

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Again at Conundrum? Thank God for a better outcome.

http://www.9news.com/news/local/hiker-w ... /485363745

Sorry for the #fakenews, rijaca :mrgreen:
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That place is starting to turn into the Bermuda Triangle of the Elks.
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From the article: "Take precautions if you plan to travel, or exercise, at altitudes from 4,921 to 11,483 feet and above."

Not sure what I'm missing, but that's remarkable precision. Confused messaging, probably passable statistics. :roll:
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petersengraph wrote:From the article: "Take precautions if you plan to travel, or exercise, at altitudes from 4,921 to 11,483 feet and above."

Not sure what I'm missing, but that's remarkable precision. Confused messaging, probably passable statistics. :roll:
i.e. "1500 to 3500 meters", straight from Wikipedia. :roll: :roll:
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A Summit County physician speaking at CMC HAMS lecture said about 20% of visitors to Summit County experience enoug discomfort that they curtail activity a day or two. This a more severe case of what is common.
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seano wrote:
petersengraph wrote:From the article: "Take precautions if you plan to travel, or exercise, at altitudes from 4,921 to 11,483 feet and above."

Not sure what I'm missing, but that's remarkable precision. Confused messaging, probably passable statistics. :roll:
i.e. "1500 to 3500 meters", straight from Wikipedia. :roll: :roll:
So that's what I was missing! #-o Thanks!

But it's still confused messaging. Like with Google Translate results -- should be ironed out before using.
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