Death Zone Weather Extremes Mountaineers Have Experienced in Successful Ascents

BackgroundFew data are available on mountaineers’ survival prospects in extreme weather above 8000 m (the Death Zone). We aimed to assess Death Zone weather extremes experienced in climbing-season ascents of Everest and K2, all winter ascents of 8000 m peaks (8K) in the Himalayas and Karakoram, envi...

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Main Authors: Robert K. Szymczak, Michał Marosz, Tomasz Grzywacz, Magdalena Sawicka, Marta Naczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.696335/full