Comments on: Altitude Sickness http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/ Astronomy, Space and Science Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:10:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 2009 Kicks Off | Orbiting Frog http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/comment-page-1/#comment-13429 2009 Kicks Off | Orbiting Frog Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:38:24 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/#comment-13429 [...] lets me! We have secured 40 hours of time on the JCMT on Mauna Kea (the same place where I had an unfortunate incident). If all goes well ,this project could lead to a PhD thesis for me and then 2009 would be very [...] [...] lets me! We have secured 40 hours of time on the JCMT on Mauna Kea (the same place where I had an unfortunate incident). If all goes well ,this project could lead to a PhD thesis for me and then 2009 would be very [...]

]]> By: Dave http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/comment-page-1/#comment-6313 Dave Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:09:58 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/#comment-6313 Glad to hear you made it back OK! Advice above about acclimatizing sounds good to me. Part of the whole MK experience is learning how your body reacts to altitude and how it best gets used to it. I'd suggest 48 hours at HP next time and a loud raspberry to anyone at STFC who complains about the extra HP bill. Glad to hear you made it back OK!

Advice above about acclimatizing sounds good to me. Part of the whole MK experience is learning how your body reacts to altitude and how it best gets used to it. I’d suggest 48 hours at HP next time and a loud raspberry to anyone at STFC who complains about the extra HP bill.

]]> By: ttfnRob http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/comment-page-1/#comment-5094 ttfnRob Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:37:53 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/#comment-5094 Thanks Chris. Yes, I have not written off another visit. In fact I have been told the names of various drugs you can take to help with altitude sickness before you go. An asthma attack, eh? That must have been quite frightening. Glad to know you got back up without any further trouble. Thanks Chris. Yes, I have not written off another visit. In fact I have been told the names of various drugs you can take to help with altitude sickness before you go. An asthma attack, eh? That must have been quite frightening. Glad to know you got back up without any further trouble.

]]> By: Chris De Vries http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/comment-page-1/#comment-5045 Chris De Vries Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:04:21 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2007/11/29/altitude-sickness/#comment-5045 I suffered some breathing problems after a couple nights at the CSO. I ended up having an asthma attack at altitude which was definitely a weird experience, although the CSO asked that I not head back up the mountain that trip. I had no other troubles at altitude on two other trips to observe at the CSO and the SMA, so it seems like mostly a random thing. Unfortunately I had to figure out how to get my rental car back down from HP, which took a few days until a collaborator drove it down to me. Anyway, plan on more time at HP next trip, and try to get lots of sleep and food, and know you're not the first astronomer to have a trip cut short up there. Chris I suffered some breathing problems after a couple nights at the CSO. I ended up having an asthma attack at altitude which was definitely a weird experience, although the CSO asked that I not head back up the mountain that trip. I had no other troubles at altitude on two other trips to observe at the CSO and the SMA, so it seems like mostly a random thing. Unfortunately I had to figure out how to get my rental car back down from HP, which took a few days until a collaborator drove it down to me.

Anyway, plan on more time at HP next trip, and try to get lots of sleep and food, and know you’re not the first astronomer to have a trip cut short up there.

Chris

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