New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

a 24-year-old from Colorado who died at the summit of a Bolivian mountain called Illimani of what turned out to be high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). What was notable about the incident was ...

An article in Outside magazine about high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) mentioned a new study in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine by emergency medicine physicians from the University of Vermont ...

One victim was trying to become the oldest woman to climb Indonesia's seven highest peaks. Three other climbers in their ...

The Dhaulagiri Expedition is an extreme experience for mountain climbers and trekkers looking for an exciting and extraordinary Himalayan encounter. Towering at 8,167 meters, Dhaulagiri is the seventh ...

[Note: there are also other conditions such as altitude sickness that can also cause the same ... pulse may not be palpable 78º - 75ºF Pulmonary edema, cardiac and respiratory failure,death. Death may ...

[Note: there are also other conditions such as altitude sickness that can also cause the same ... pulse may not be palpable 78º - 75ºF Pulmonary edema, cardiac and respiratory failure,death. Death may ...

Dyspnea can stem from serious conditions like pulmonary edema and pneumothorax or more benign ... while testing is used to rule out medical causes. High-altitude periodic breathing, characterized by ...