Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/11/2011 9:52 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Bob writes: > > "In June I'm going to Golden Trout Camp workshop. It's at about 10,000 feet > and I > > hear that toward the end of the week day hikes go up to 13,000 feet and are > > about 6mi long." > > - - - - - > > Bob, > > When my wife and I were younger and fitter we took XC ski vacations on the > 10th. Mountain Division trail in Colorado. The trails were at 10,000 ft. > elevation with a few peaks up to 12,000 ft. Up that high, without proper > training, a 10 lb. weight feels like 20 lb. The key to comfortable living > at > high altitude is accommodation, accommodation, accommodation. There is no > way that you can get your lungs and heart in shape by a week's training at > sea level. It would be far better to go to a resort at the mountain > altitude > a few days early and let your body get used to the thinner air. The longer > the better. Sherpas climb to the top of Mt. Everest without supplementary > oxygen but then they have lived above 10,000 ft. all their lives. It helps > to also choose lighter photo gear. Perhaps a Leica rather than a Hassi. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > One of the fun things of vacationing in Santa Fe is watching the newcomers at cocktail hour. It's only 7,000 feet or so but that does the trick. Ken