How much harder our body works at high altitude

This is a continuation of my previous post on AMS. Here, I will try to mathematically derive the amount of effort our body should exert at high altitude to keep us going. Please understand that I am not an expert and I have used the information available on internet to make these observations. References are […]

What is altitude sickness and how to deal with it

I “read” extensively about Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) before my trip to Spiti. I understood that it can be very unpleasant at best and fatal at worst. But only when I reached Kaza, I actually “experienced” it. And yes, it was bad! The experience spurred me to know more about AMS and understand why I […]