Mountain Maladies: Genetic Screening Susses Out Susceptibility to Altitude Sickness
- Fri 10 Feb 2012 11:00:AM
On his 27th birthday, David Hillebrandt and his wife Sally began to climb Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro. Instead of gearing up and heading straight for the mountain's tallest peak--which reaches 5,199 meters--the couple started their journey more leisurely, trekking through scenic ridges and valleys around the mountain at an altitude of about 3,000 meters. [More]
Source: Mountain Maladies: Genetic Screening Susses Out Susceptibility to Altitude Sickness