Originally Posted by
josullivan
I am visiting Arizona on the first week of May and would like to climb one of the "Big Two" mountains--either Mount Lemmon or Mount Graham.
My worry is, as I am a "flatlander" living in Ontario Canada, would the 9000' elevations of these climbs be too much with no acclimatization period? Would it be dangerous combined with such exertion?
Regards
Brendan O'Sullivan
Ontario
My daughter is in her 20's and goes to La Paz, Bolivia. That airport is already 10,000 above sea level. Every time the expedition group goes, they must acclimate themselves a few days in La Paz before the head up to the Andes which can go up to 17,000 plus. Yes, she does feel it, and there is no exertion in La Paz like what you would be doing. Even up in the Andes, the natives chew on coca leaves to relieve the altitude effects.