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Dehydration at high altitudes
Dehydration is serious business on a trek. It is one of the biggest ailments that holds back trekkers from completing treks. The symptoms of dehydration are so similar to those of Acute Mountain...
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How lack of oxygen affects you on treks
The amount of oxygen decreases as you climb higher up a mountain. And this deficiency tampers with your body’s functioning, mood, muscles and the entire experience of the trek. Here are slices from...
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How I Dealt With Acute Mountain Sickness On My 28th Trek
It was my 28th high altitude trek. I was headed to Buran Ghati, one of the new discoveries of Indiahikes. I had heard gushing reports of its beauty. I couldn’t wait to get on the trek. For more than a...
View ArticleWhat are HAPE and HACE?
HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) and HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema) are two advanced forms of altitude sickness. While not many people suffer from HAPE and HACE, it is important to know about...
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Can you get Acute Mountain Sickness on an Easy Trek? Here’s a Real Life Case...
Acute Mountain Sickness is something we deal with day in and day out at Indiahikes. We see several cases on our treks – from the toughest of treks to the easiest ones. But despite its frequency, we...
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7 Rules to Help keep Acute Mountain Sickness at bay
One of the biggest challenges which make the completion of your trek uncertain is the possibility of being struck by Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). I’ll start with a quick background on altitude...
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What Happens To Your Body At High Altitude
In today’s post, we’re talking about the effect of altitude on the human body. If you’re a high altitude trekker, this post is almost mandatory reading for you. Especially if you plan to climb to any...
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What Is Acute Mountain Sickness? A Quick Look At AMS, HAPE And HACE
T oday I’m talking about a term we’re all familiar with – acute mountain sickness. Before you read this, I hope you’ve read my previous article about how altitude affects your body. If you haven’t,...
View ArticleHow To Treat Altitude Sickness – AMS, HAPE, & HACE
Today’s article is an important one — it’s about treating altitude sickness. Before I get into medications and technicalities, I want to share a golden rule with you. And it is not about descending,...
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How To Prevent Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), HAPE and HACE
In this post, I’m talking about something you would surely want to know – avoiding altitude sickness. I’d like to first put a disclaimer — there’s no fool-proof way of preventing altitude sickness. All...
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Why Non-Veg Food Is Not Good On A High-Altitude Trek
T ime and again trekkers have asked me this question: “Can I have non-veg food on my trek?” Or “Will Indiahikes provide me with non-veg food on the trek?” At Indiahikes we have always consciously...
View Article3 Life Saving Drugs You MUST Have To Tackle Altitude Sickness – AMS, HAPE and...
In this post, I’m talking about 3 Life Saving Drugs that you must always have with you at high altitude. We call them LSDs — Life Saving Drugs. We have seen time and again that these medicines have...
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Can you get Acute Mountain Sickness on an Easy Trek? Here’s a Real Life Case...
Acute Mountain Sickness is something we deal with day in and day out at Indiahikes. We see several cases on our treks – from the toughest of treks to the easiest ones. But despite its frequency, we...
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7 Rules to Help keep Acute Mountain Sickness at bay
One of the biggest challenges which make the completion of your trek uncertain is the possibility of being struck by Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). I’ll start with a quick background on altitude...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Happens To Your Body At High Altitude
In today’s post, we’re talking about the effect of altitude on the human body. If you’re a high altitude trekker, this post is almost mandatory reading for you. Especially if you plan to climb to any...
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What Is Acute Mountain Sickness? A Quick Look At AMS, HAPE And HACE
T oday I’m talking about a term we’re all familiar with – acute mountain sickness. Before you read this, I hope you’ve read my previous article about how altitude affects your body. If you haven’t,...
View ArticleHow To Treat Altitude Sickness – AMS, HAPE, & HACE
Today’s article is an important one — it’s about treating altitude sickness. Before I get into medications and technicalities, I want to share a golden rule with you. And it is not about descending,...
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How To Prevent Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), HAPE and HACE
In this post, I’m talking about something you would surely want to know – avoiding altitude sickness. I’d like to first put a disclaimer — there’s no fool-proof way of preventing altitude sickness. All...
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Why Non-Veg Food Is Not Good On A High-Altitude Trek
T ime and again trekkers have asked me this question: “Can I have non-veg food on my trek?” Or “Will Indiahikes provide me with non-veg food on the trek?” At Indiahikes we have always consciously...
View Article3 Life Saving Drugs You MUST Have To Tackle Altitude Sickness – AMS, HAPE and...
In this post, I’m talking about 3 Life Saving Drugs that you must always have with you at high altitude. We call them LSDs — Life Saving Drugs. We have seen time and again that these medicines have...
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