11-29-2017, 05:27 PM
95% pure oxygen? This sounds dangerous to me, considering that the air we breathe is only 19% oxygen. And that's at sea level, much less at 13,000'.
Tom's suggestion to acclimate on the way up is a good one, it's what we always did and I think it helped. But the purpose of this is to get the body to adjust to functioning on less oxygen. Even "normal" air (balloon, scuba tank, etc.) is likely to be a bit of a shock to the system.
Tom has described the procedure that they use at the observatories for altitude sickness, and these quick fixes weren't mentioned. And since they are so obvious, especially with daily activity up there, one has to ask why?
Tom's suggestion to acclimate on the way up is a good one, it's what we always did and I think it helped. But the purpose of this is to get the body to adjust to functioning on less oxygen. Even "normal" air (balloon, scuba tank, etc.) is likely to be a bit of a shock to the system.
Tom has described the procedure that they use at the observatories for altitude sickness, and these quick fixes weren't mentioned. And since they are so obvious, especially with daily activity up there, one has to ask why?