STEPHEN REGENOLD is on drugs.
… Acetazolamide. That’s what’s written on the bottle. Diamox is its more common commercial name, and because of its aid in acclimatization, the medication is among the most popular with trekkers and climbers in the Khumbu Region of Nepal.
In two weeks, I have come from Minneapolis to Mount Everest, from about 1,000 feet above sea level at home to the thin air of Base Camp. I pushed one day higher still to 18,600 feet, ascending a small peak near Everest (Kala Patthar) for a view of Mount Pumori and the stark black pyramid of Everest itself, an angle of rock piercing to 29,035 feet in the sky. …
click through to read about his trek – Thin Air: Essay on Everest Base Camp
I’m still waiting on a summary report from Kraig Becker, the Adventure Blogger, who was there about the same time.
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