Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro with no training and sheer determination
It’s touted as suitable for beginners but reaching Africa’s highest point means contending with intense exhaustion, freezing ...
The Week26d
THE WEEK goes to Machoi Glacier where India trains its soldiers to guard its crucial heights
On snow-covered battlefields like the Himalayas, the Army wants its junior leadership to become decision-makers at the tactical level ...
The Globe and Mail15d
Three books capture the stories of mountaineering’s tragic past and lucrative present
Then there’s the odious Fanny Bullock Workman, an American heiress whose several altitude records (one of ... out of hillsides so the Workmans could sleep on flat ground. Fanny and her husband ...
The New Yorker3d
The White Darkness: A Journey Across Antarctica
As he put it, “I was afraid of the unknown—the planning, the training ... sleep,” he noted. “The enormity of the task seemed overwhelming.” He put on his boots, slipped outside the tent ...
Medical Xpress23d
From high-altitude hiking to sleep apnea, study explores impacts on male fertility
Published in Nature Reviews Urology, the literary review explores how factors like sleep apnea, varicocele, and high-altitude exposure impact sperm quality and overall reproductive health in men.
BMJ12d
Altitude training and haemoglobin mass from the optimised carbon monoxide rebreathing method determined by a meta-analysis
Seven studies were classic altitude training, eight were live high train low (LHTL) and two mixed classic and LHTL. Separate linear-mixed models were fitted to the data from the 17 studies and the ...
Sportskeeda16d
"Honestly a bit sad" - Alica Schmidt makes her feelings known on leaving South Africa after high-altitude training camp
Having trained in a South African high-altitude training camp from the 2024 year-end, Alica Schmidt was low-spirited about leaving but expressed excitement about returning home. "Honestly a bit ...
National Basketball Association10d
ALTITUDE SPORTS RETURNS TO XFINITY!
KROENKE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT AND COMCAST REACH MULTI-PLATFORM AGREEMENT THAT RETURNS ALTITUDE SPORTS TO XFINITY TV CUSTOMERS DENVER (Tuesday, February 4, 2025) – Kroenke Sports & Entertainment ...