http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/29/supplemental-o2-necessary-for-most-above-camp-iii/ THE FIRST ASCENT BLOG Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:10:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/29/supplemental-o2-necessary-for-most-above-camp-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-179 T-Dawg Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:31:09 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=782#comment-179 Dave, Just curious on how many O-2 tanks will be up in C4? What is the average for each climber? Glad to hear sleeping is getting better. Is Peter, Ed, and Melissa feeling good up in C3? Dave,
Just curious on how many O-2 tanks will be up in C4? What is the average for each climber? Glad to hear sleeping is getting better. Is Peter, Ed, and Melissa feeling good up in C3?

]]> http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/29/supplemental-o2-necessary-for-most-above-camp-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-177 doverpro Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:17:16 +0000 http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=782#comment-177 It has to do with partial pressures. Your body is still at the pressure of the surrounding environment so O2 only helps a bit say a few thousand feet. I wonder you guys don't have an inflatable pressure chamber to treat HAPE and HACE at say Camp 1 or 2? It has to do with partial pressures. Your body is still at the pressure of the surrounding environment so O2 only helps a bit say a few thousand feet. I wonder you guys don’t have an inflatable pressure chamber to treat HAPE and HACE at say Camp 1 or 2?

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