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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 03:55 PM Original message |
Dumb question: Do people ever die from altitude sickness in Denver? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Only once. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. He said he had asthma |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Or bronchial condition. |
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earthside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. No. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Before Denver was so smoggy. |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. You acclimatize... |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. As a former climber, I'm not going to say no |
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wtbymark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. for reference, Reno's elev. = 4300 |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. Actually a tranquilizer will help hugely for the first couple of days |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. Asthma can kill, so it is possible. |
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Drahthaardogs (482 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
10. No, its not that bad |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Not on topic, but I've have found that if I start drinking a ton of water about two days before |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, the altitude is a challenge to a person who is marginally healthy. |
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