Tibetans at Extreme Altitude

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Tibetans at Extreme Altitude Tianyi Wu, MD, Shupin Li, MD, Michal P. Ward, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 47-54 (March 2005) DOI: 10.1580/PR04-04.1 Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Chinese climbers (8 Tibetans and 1 Han) drilling holes into rocks to install a metal tripod for a trigonometric survey at 8848m for 70 minutes without supplemental oxygen. Adapted from Shunan et al.5 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2005 16, 47-54DOI: (10.1580/PR04-04.1) Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 During the successful 1975 Chinese ascent of Mt Qomolungma, (a) Pan-Dou on the summit under the newly erected tripod while standard lead I of an electrocardiogram (ECG) was being telemetered to base camp. (b) ECG standard lead I: Pan-Dou from 50-m altitude to 8848m and back to 50m: a, 50m; b, 6500m; c, 8848m; d, back to 5000m; e, 2 months after returning to 50m; and f, 3 months after returning to 50m. Adapted from Shunan et al.5 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2005 16, 47-54DOI: (10.1580/PR04-04.1) Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions