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Height and the body
Height and the body: this guide has a section for each question and one per destination: how acclimatisation works, the sleep-altitude rule, how to…
This launch guide maps the topic, the source base and the practical questions. Check the linked official authority before acting on a rule, deadline, price or safety requirement.
What this guide covers
This guide has a section for each question and one per destination: how acclimatisation works, the sleep-altitude rule, how to recognise acute mountain sickness and the two emergencies it can become, what the Lake Louise score asks, whether acetazolamide is a real option and who decides, flying straight to a high city, children and altitude, and training at altitude.
Then a page per destination that is high enough to matter (Cusco, La Paz, Kilimanjaro, Mont Blanc, Elbrus, Alpine resorts, Mexico City) with its altitude profile and a sensible ascent plan. A focused example is "Cusco at 3,400 m - the first 48 hours".
How to use it
Use Height and the body to compare stable place facts and official facilities. Live opening, access and disruption information should always be confirmed with the operator before travel.
The page keeps the main question, its evidence base and its limits together in one canonical place. That makes it useful as a quick orientation and avoids splitting a broad subject into shallow pages before each narrower answer has enough verified material of its own.
Search vocabulary in four languages
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
| Language | Example phrase |
|---|---|
| Estonian | mäestikuhaigus sümptomid |
| Finnish | vuoristotauti oireet ja ehkäisy |
| Russian | горная болезнь симптомы профилактика |
| English | altitude acclimatisation schedule how many metres per day |
Evidence and provenance
The evidence map below records the primary, official or openly licensed material chosen for this guide. It is deliberately visible so a reader can tell the difference between a rule published by an authority, a measured dataset and an editorial explanation.
Source: Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for acute altitude illness (published, open access), the 2018 Lake Louise Score (published), UIAA medical commission papers (public). YMYL: clinician reviewer and a clear "descend and get help" boundary. · checked 2026-09-09
Source names are preserved even where an authority changes its web address. No figure is added to this launch page unless it is already present in the cited source description or can be computed from a named dataset.
Scope and boundaries
/lungs is spirometry and peak-flow reference with one altitude paragraph; this is the ascent, the illness and the destinations.
Connected TempoLife guides
The following paths are the intentional hand-offs named in the brief. They keep adjacent subjects separate while making the next useful reference easy to find.
Why it belongs on TempoLife
/lungs (the same physiology as the cabin-pressure pages).
Frequently asked questions
What does this guide cover?
This guide has a section for each question and one per destination: how acclimatisation works, the sleep-altitude rule, how to recognise acute mountain sickness and the two emergencies it can become, what the Lake Louise score asks, whether acetazolamide is a real option and who decides, flying straight to a high city, children and altitude, and training at altitude. Then a page per destination that is high enough to matter (Cusco, La Paz, Kilimanjaro, Mont Blanc, Elbrus, Alpine resorts, Mexico City) with its…
What evidence does it use?
Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for acute altitude illness (published, open access), the 2018 Lake Louise Score (published), UIAA medical commission papers (public). YMYL: clinician reviewer and a clear "descend and get help" boundary.
Where does this guide stop?
/lungs is spirometry and peak-flow reference with one altitude paragraph; this is the ascent, the illness and the destinations.
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