Physical and Medical Characteristics of Successful and Unsuccessful Summiteers of Mount Everest in 2003 Colette Wiseman, BS, Luanne Freer, MD, FACEP,

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Physical and Medical Characteristics of Successful and Unsuccessful Summiteers of Mount Everest in 2003 Colette Wiseman, BS, Luanne Freer, MD, FACEP, Erick Hung, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 103-108 (June 2006) DOI: 10.1580/PR45-04.1 Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Previous maximum altitude attained by climbers before this study. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2006 17, 103-108DOI: (10.1580/PR45-04.1) Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Presummit “rest” altitude. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2006 17, 103-108DOI: (10.1580/PR45-04.1) Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions