Peru & Bolivia Altitude Aclimatisation Hi all, I am planning a trip through Peru, Bolivia and Chile, with a plan to do the Uyuni Salt Flats tour and I am wondering if I have allocated enough time to allow for acclimatisation before this as I’ve read it can get up to between 4000-5000m in some places so I want to make sure I am prepared. I’ve allowed for roughly a week moving from low…

What is the highest altitude during Lobuche Peak Climbing? submitted by /u/Advanced-Height-6200

Trees Catch Plane That Was Too Little And Cute To Gain Altitude Just a little guy of a plane managed to get tangled in some trees after failing to gain altitude following an aborted landing last week. The Cessna 150 crashed while trying to land and then reroute at the equally tiny Banks Airport on Swan Island in Maine on June 25. Read more…

Cusco: Altitude sickness tips for traveling with toddler Pretty much the title, traveling to Cusco from the US with a toddler (little over 2 years of age) in tow. I understand the altitude sickness can be bad, we are going to Sacred Valley directly so that will give her some time to acclimate but do people have other tips? we’ve talked to our paediatrician already and she doesn’t have any good tips. …

Bit of a weird one, not sure where to post this. Need to check a flights maximum altitude during a flight due to cabin pressurisation. Hey guys, so my Mother has a rare and terminal Brain Cancer and here in the UK the treatment has stopped working and she’s having very rapid declines. (Her prognosis back in March was 12 months with working treatment and only 3 months if the treatment doesn’t work. We’ve found a clinic in Germany where we have paid for private experimental treat…

How serious is altitude sickness, really? I’m confused about altitude sickness. The advisories I’m reading seem pretty unanimous that it should be taken very seriously, and that it would be extremely irresponsible to do anything that would risk bringing it on. Trying to work around the potentiality of altitude sickness is extending the dates and budget of my trip to extremes, to the poi…

How can I prevent altitude sickness? I know this question has been asked before, but the circumstances are a bit different in this case. I have lived my whole life at sea level. The highest I have ever been was when I was driving through the Appalachian mountains. I will travel to Bolivia in a few months to visit my girlfriend and the rest of her family. They live in La Paz, which…

Altitude Sickness: Cuzco and Rainbow mountaian Hey fellow travelers! I’m super excited about my upcoming trip to Peru, but I’m a bit torn between two day trips, and I could really use some advice and insights from those who have experienced altitude hiking. Option 1: Rainbow Mountain by ATV The first option sounds pretty cool because I get to ride an ATV up most of the way, making it less p…

Peru Altitude I am traveling in the fall to Peru with my best friend, who is a flight attendant. Our plan is to start in Lima, then fly to Cusco and stay there for a little under a week. She only gets a handful of days off, so we don’t have the luxury of acclimating for a few days after traveling from Lima to Cusco. So, my question is (for those of you who ha…