This article is really interesting. It focuses on tests performed by a team of researchers, to determine the baseline health of a 66 year old climber, Dawes Eddy. Mr. Eddy is currently embarking on a two month climb up Mount Everest, where his body will undergo physiological changes as he ascends to some of the higheest altitudes, known to humankind.
It's simply amazing how healthy and fit Dawes is. Not to mention it's extremely fascinating, to learn about the effects of an extreme climb on the body. The lungs, heart and brain undergo surprising changes, when such high altitudes are reached.
Did you know that 92% of climbers ascending over 18000 feet experience frontal lobe injuries and atrophy to the outer layers of the brain?
If you are as in to this article as I am, then definitely check out Mountain Guides for a play by play journal on Dawes Eddy, and the rest of the team, on their incredible journey up Everest.
Go Dawes Eddy!
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April 15, 2009
An Amazing Climb up Everest
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