#high-altitude
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What the Patriots are saying about preparing for Denver's high altitude

The New England Patriots, unbeaten 8-0 on the road in the regular season, travel to Denver for the AFC Championship, facing challenging high-altitude home-field advantage.

Snowboarding

fromUnofficial Networks

2 months ago

5 Highest Ski Resorts In The United States

Higher-altitude ski resorts generally enjoy longer seasons, opening earlier and closing later, even when they do not receive the most annual snowfall.

Gadgets

fromTravel + Leisure

3 months ago

I Went on My First High Alpine Hike, and These Trekking Poles Were the Best Piece of Gear I Packed

Black Diamond Pursuit Carbon Z trekking poles provided crucial support and stability during a strenuous multi-day high-alpine hut-to-hut hike in Switzerland's Valais.

fromThe New Yorker

4 months ago

What It's Like to Get Really, Really High

Ojos del Salado rises more than twenty-two thousand feet above sea level, on Chile's northeastern border. It is the world's tallest volcano, towering over the world's highest desert: an ash-and-scree-covered behemoth that exceeds Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, and Denali in size, if not renown. Its name means "sources of the salty river," or, possibly, "eyes of salt," which is what the brackish lagoons on its lower reaches resemble when your brain is starved of oxygen.

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FC Barcelona

fromESPN.com

8 months ago

Chelsea-bound Estevao scores, vomits in Copa win

Estêvão celebrated his 18th birthday with a goal but fell ill due to high altitude during Copa Libertadores match.

Palmeiras secured a 3-2 victory over Bolivar with strong team performance despite Estêvão's health scare.