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SKILLS: High Altitude and Acclimatisation Part 3 - Can we fast-track Acclimatisation?

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 UKC Articles 24 Jun 2019
The classic Entrèves traverse. Despite the ease of access, climbers have been evacuated by helicopter with cases of HAPE. In the third of our four-part series on acclimatisation, Jamie Macdonald (high altitude physiologist at Bangor University) and Calum Muskett (professional climber and mountaineering instructor), delve into the complex and controversial world of rapid acclimatisation to see whether 'quick fixes' can replace or assist the classical slow ascent acclimatisation profiles.

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