WHEN men accustomed to living in a temperate climate are repeatedly or continuously exposed to a natural or artificial hot environment they rapidly develop a greatly increased capacity to ...

Continuing to higher altitudes without proper acclimatization can lead to potentially serious, even life-threatening illnesses. The major cause of altitude illnesses is going too high too fast. Given ...

After two heat strokes and damaged kidneys, José Delgado remains stunned that Florida banned counties from enacting ...

Because human bodies are pretty amazing, we are capable of adapting to lower levels of oxygen in the air. “Acclimatization” refers to the process by which our bodies adapt physiologically to lower ...

Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest ...

The summit of 6,540m Shivling eluded Stefan Siegrist and Jonas Schild for the third time, but they came home with a new line ...

BHPian sachinayak recently shared this with other enthusiasts:A trek blog, typically starts with a teaser of some amazing and ...

This remote mountain town has had its ups and downs. In recent years famous races put it on the map, but some knew of its ...

The Indian cricket team has arrived in Perth, Australia, to prepare for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. They will be training at ...

The group braved sub-zero temperatures and high-altitude winds without oxygen equipment or extensive protective clothing.

Brigadier VS Rajput underlined the importance of such events in fostering camaraderie and endurance. The organizers have ...