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Altitude Research Center
climber
Aurora, CO
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 25, 2018 - 04:15pm PT
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Male subjects needed for research on how breathing training affects performance at high altitude.
This is a study for US Special Forces, so at this time we are recruiting male subjects who are:
-18-45 years old
-Healthy, not on any regular medications, able to ride a stationary bike for up to 2 hours
-Not suffering from migraine headaches, anemia or sickle cell disease
-Willing to not go to the mountains (higher altitudes) for the duration of the study (6-8 weeks)
-Able to commit up to 6 hours per week for exercise and breathing training for 4 weeks
The total time commitment is for up to 48 hours over the course of 6-8 weeks.
Part of the study will be at a simulated altitude of 16,000 feet in a hypobaric chamber.
Please call (303) 724-1675 for more information.
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado & Nepal
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Sep 26, 2018 - 04:21am PT
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Interesting study. Unfortunately I am disqualified by age and gender.
One thing I do know from the studies of the high altitude adaptations of the Sherpa people of Nepal, is that even though they have advantageous mutations others do not, they have also been observed breathing more frequently than others at the same altitude even when at rest.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Sep 26, 2018 - 08:28am PT
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I hope everybody gets brain damage insurance.
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JerryA
Mountain climber
Sacramento,CA
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Sep 26, 2018 - 08:34am PT
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On my only climb above 7000 meters the strongest team member was a woman .
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Sep 26, 2018 - 08:59am PT
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...This is a study for US Special Forces....
If they offer, don't drink the grape kool-aide.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 26, 2018 - 12:19pm PT
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What, they’re only now getting around to changing the batteries on that listening device we
put on that peak in Pakistan BITD?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Sep 26, 2018 - 12:25pm PT
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18-45????
WTF are you doing here?
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Sep 26, 2018 - 12:33pm PT
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I bet they are reprogramming cpap machines to condition solders for high altitude warfare, like duh...
I would sign up but I regularly take medications for allergies...yeah that's it, allergies..
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 26, 2018 - 12:41pm PT
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Well, I'd be in if it weren't for this:
Willing to not go to the mountains (higher altitudes) for the duration of the study (6-8 weeks)
That would probably kill me.
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Altitude Research Center
climber
Aurora, CO
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 26, 2018 - 02:19pm PT
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squishy, regarding your comment:
Please call us at 303-724-1675 for more information.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 26, 2018 - 02:28pm PT
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I was in the Special Forces (7th A team) and I’ve been to high altitude a bunch but, alas, I am now at an age where I could stand in for three in terms of years...good luck!
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Sep 26, 2018 - 02:42pm PT
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^^^ the john glenn of planet crawling ... an outlier ... but hey, give him a shot
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