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<blockquote data-quote="Topgun 30-06" data-source="post: 1028803" data-attributes="member: 28854"><p>Marble: "I've been hunting in high altitude in CO for 15 years. Taken many newbies with me and pushed the limits when hiking. Don't worrry about the altitude. Your body has ways to help with it and can compensate in the short term to function at its best. The best thing you can do is to be in decent shape, carry a light pack and know your body. My dad is 64 and climbed to 11600+ this year. He is in moderate shape and good health."</p><p> </p><p>IMHO your message is trivializing something that needs to be taken much more seriously than when you say "don't worry about the altitude". They most certainly should take it seriously, know what the signs are, and be ready to bail out before a serious medical condition results. I hunt out in Wyoming from about 6500'-7000' with no problem every year. However, I went out the middle of September to do some scouting for a guy at about 9200' and started the same day I got there. I didn't make it 1 1/2 miles and had to head back to the truck and bail out to a lower elevation because I just couldn't get enough oxygen and was pooped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topgun 30-06, post: 1028803, member: 28854"] Marble: "I've been hunting in high altitude in CO for 15 years. Taken many newbies with me and pushed the limits when hiking. Don't worrry about the altitude. Your body has ways to help with it and can compensate in the short term to function at its best. The best thing you can do is to be in decent shape, carry a light pack and know your body. My dad is 64 and climbed to 11600+ this year. He is in moderate shape and good health." IMHO your message is trivializing something that needs to be taken much more seriously than when you say "don't worry about the altitude". They most certainly should take it seriously, know what the signs are, and be ready to bail out before a serious medical condition results. I hunt out in Wyoming from about 6500'-7000' with no problem every year. However, I went out the middle of September to do some scouting for a guy at about 9200' and started the same day I got there. I didn't make it 1 1/2 miles and had to head back to the truck and bail out to a lower elevation because I just couldn't get enough oxygen and was pooped. [/QUOTE]
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