Punjab Man, 54, Dies Of High-Altitude Sickness In Himachal's Lahaul-Spiti

Punjab Man, 54, Dies Of High-Altitude Sickness In Himachal's Lahaul-Spiti

A 54-year-old man from Punjab died of high altitude sickness and hypoxemia at Darcha on the Manali-Leh National Highway in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti district, police said on Monday.

How to Prepare for Altitude Sickness

Similar to seasickness, altitude sickness can throw a wrench into what’s meant to be the trip of a lifetime. Altitude sickness is a taxing form of oxygen starvation that’s common for hikers and climbers who ascend above 8,000 feet. The air is atmospherically ‘thinner’, meaning there’s less oxygen. Less oxygen is problematic for any mammal, but for hikers and adventurers who head above that threshold, those low oxygen levels pose even more of a t…