Looking for People Who Have Attempted Mt. Everest
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Exposure to high altitude poses a risk of developing one of three forms of acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness, high altitude cerebral edema and high altitude pulmonary edema. Medications are available to prevent these problems and are commonly used by travelers at moderate elevations (e.g., 3000-5000 m) for this purpose. Recent reports suggest that climbers traveling to extremely high elevations on Mount Everest and other peaks are also using these medications to improve physical performance and/or increase their odds of reaching the summit without developing altitude illness. Despite these reports, little is known about exactly how common these practices are. |
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This post is identical to the one you posted in November? You didn't get much response to that one. Maybe you'll have better luck this time. |
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This survey is completely anonymous. I could fill out this survey right now, and I sure haven't attempted Mt Everest. When you write up the Methods for this paper, will you say "this is a survey of Mt. Everest climbers" or "this is a survey of random people on the internet"? The second one is accurate. |
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The survey is still open and we're still looking for people who have attempted Mt. Everest who would be interested in completing it. |