tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679811340660062519.post2890689264005799720..comments2024-03-27T01:47:18.625-07:00Comments on RC Triathlon and Adventure Blog: Aconcagua Trip Reportrcmiogahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02400850029280455954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679811340660062519.post-45076046064482051702013-05-14T10:10:15.145-07:002013-05-14T10:10:15.145-07:00Cracking post Randy, I quickly skimmed through it ...Cracking post Randy, I quickly skimmed through it this morning and thought this is way to long to read quickly so printed it out and read it completely through while having a coffee at dinner time. It was more like a book, really well documented. Really brings it home how devastatingly hard altitude can be on the human body. Ive been up at altitude previously and have been perfectly fine with no issues what so ever. However I was the only person taking diamox all the time as prescribed while others struggled, that doesnt mean that its all down to the diamox of course. Im off to aconcaqua Dec 2013 so this was of extreme interest to me Randy. I also suffered previously with the rasping cough you mentioned having previously read that in severe cases that some people coughed that hard that they have actually broken ribs coughing. I remember thinking yeh yeh thats a bit extreme and scare mongering, how wrong was I, I never broke a rib coughing but remember when coughing at altitude, wow now I see what they meant as my ribs were killing me when coughing and could imagine breaking a rib quite easy as the coughing was that severe. Its extremely frustraing at altitude as you think man if this were at normal height I could bang this climb out no problem as we call run up normal peaks when in a comp. However at extreme altitude it is so so hard to explain to people just how devastatingly hard the simplest things like walking up 10 steps has you breathing so so hard.<br /><br />Great effort Randy and cracking read.<br /><br />RoyRoy Partingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015567184746411534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679811340660062519.post-57316415157058486122013-05-14T01:22:58.821-07:002013-05-14T01:22:58.821-07:00Just started to read your blog then noticed how lo...Just started to read your blog then noticed how long it is, so I have printed it off to take my time and digest as I am going to Aconcaqua Dec 2013.<br />Looks a cracking read.<br /><br />RoyRoy Partingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015567184746411534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679811340660062519.post-86486438061915284382013-01-30T13:12:02.121-08:002013-01-30T13:12:02.121-08:00You have SO much to be proud of, I know that we al...You have SO much to be proud of, I know that we all are very proud of you. What you did was a huge accomplishment! Love you Dad!jlchristofferson74https://www.blogger.com/profile/00643147036836742758noreply@blogger.com