Going Higher: The Story of Man and Altitude

By Charles S. Houston and David E. Harris

Book Overview

1998 Banff Mountain Exposition Award Winner Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life Interweaves fascinating research discoveries... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316374466
• ISBN13: 9780316374460
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.0" x 5.8"

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.