I want to climb the 7 summits, however, after I climbed Mt Rainier I was found to have sleep apnea. I currently use a bipap machine.
A caouple of the mountains I want to climb have camps at 11,000 ft, 14,000 ft and 17,000 feet.
1. Is there a machine that will work this high?
Altitude - Climbing above 10,000
- billbolton
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Re: Altitude - Climbing above 10,000
Quite simply. no. Read these...
https://sleepapnea.sleep-disorders.net/ ... -elevation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837559/
If you have any respiratory issues (of any sort- awake or asleep) you serioulsy need to consider the health risks arising from persuing your climbing ambitions.