Altitude acclimatization
Target altitude → minimum days and ascent rules
Route
Rules above 3000 m: sleep no more than +300–500 m/day higher, 'climb high, sleep low', a rest day every 1000 m. AMS symptoms: headache + nausea/dizziness/fatigue — do NOT ascend higher; worsening — descend 500–1000 m. Mild symptoms are normal for the first 1–2 days. Diamox — by prescription.
Schedule
- Min days from 3000 m
- 6
- Ascent days (~400m/day sleep)
- 5
- Rest days
- 1