If you are going to the mountains, you will want to know about AMS. AMS stands for Acute Mountain Sickness, commonly referred to as Altitude Sickness.
What causes altitude sickness? As you reach higher altitudes, barometric pressure decreases and every breath you take contains fewer molecules of oxygen causing you to take more […]
Archive for February, 2008
Altitude Sickness Takes Your Breath Away
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Posted in Trekking | No Comments »
















