Environmental Conditions

The environmental conditions experienced by mountaineers are extreme, to say the least. From altitude to severe weather to avalanches, you must take significant precautions to avoid injury or death.

 

Altitude Illnesses

• Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
• High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
• High-Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)

Hypothermia