[Leica] Nepal: gear

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

Thanks for the tip: Helen is a bit against drinking too much water for 
social reasons, but it sounds like taking your time and keeping 
hydrated is the best trick: I'm hoping not to go into the DT's as we 
are told not to drink alcohol ;-)
Cheers
On 18/09/2004, at 2:42 AM, Kenneth Frazier wrote:

>> If
>> you
>> are feeling quite sick from altitude sickness the only thing to do is
> to
>> walk to lower elevations and take more time to acclimatise.
>
>
> And, begin drinking as much water, now, as you can get down, and
> continue drinking lots of water while there.  I spent two weeks this
> summer on the eastern slope of the Andes, in Ecuador, sometimes at
> 10,000+ feet, sometimes at 14,000 feet, and found that heavy water
> intake was one of the best ways to acclimate, and stay healthy.  Went
> last year for two weeks, didn't do enough water, and got a bad does of
> altitude sickness.
>
> Ken Frazier
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