>>
>> I think the period was about 24 hours for your
>>body to release the extra red blood cells needed to transport oxygen
>>at high altitude....
>>
> More like 2 weeks minimum or more when going to 15,000'. Takes a lot
> more red blood cells as there is about 1/2 the air as at sea level.
> Altitude affects people differently and seemingly at random. Unrelated
> to physical fitness. Above somewhere between 5-6000m the human body
> can't maintain extended periods. This limit is pushed at some of those
> mines in Peru and Bolivia.
>
> Mike
>
We usually go for about 14 to 18 days, and I've never personally seen much
improvement for me over the day we arrive. One nice advantage of those
altitudes though, is you don't need to wait much for the tea to cool. You
never burn your tongue on hot tea or soup at 14,000 feet.
Wayne
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