Physiological Responses of Ultraendurance Athletes and Nonathletes During an Attempt to Summit Denali Erik Leon Olav Seedhouse, PhD, Andrew Philip Blaber, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 16, Issue 4, Pages 198-203 (December 2005) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[198:PROUAA]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Top: Individual (vertical bars) acute mountain sickness scores7 with average ultraendurance athlete (average A) and average nonathlete (average NA) values (lines) reported from days 1 to 11 during the climb. Bottom: Ascent profile from days 1 to 11 of the climb. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2005 16, 198-203DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[198:PROUAA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Top: Individual (symbols) percent arterial oxygen saturation and average ultraendurance athlete (average A) and average nonathlete (average NA) values (lines) with altitude. Bottom: Individual (symbols) resting heart rate and average ultraendurance athlete (average A) and average nonathlete (average NA) values (lines) with altitude. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2005 16, 198-203DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[198:PROUAA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions