Going Higher: Oxygen, Man and Mountains

By Charles S. Houston and David E. Harris

Book Overview

Describes the effects of high altitude on the human body, explains oxygen's role in respiration, and looks at what altitude illness can teach us about other respiratory problems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898865808
• ISBN13: 9780898865806
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

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A thorough guide as to the working of how your body absorbs O2 and gets rid of CO2. I didn't know that you are encouraged to breath because your body wants to get rid of the CO2, not the need for O2. A medical textbook on Hypoxia and high altitude breathing.