The lowdown on altitude sickness
In addition to tips on avoiding acute mountain sickness – and what happens if you don’t – find out why record-breaking Swiss climber Ueli Steck has returned to Nepal after vowing never to return to Everest.
This content was published on September 21, 2013
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