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[[Image:Everest kalapatthar.jpg|thumb|220px|right|The top of Mount Everest is in the death zone.]] |
[[Image:Everest kalapatthar.jpg|thumb|220px|right|The top of Mount Everest is in the death zone.]] |
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'''The death zone is the name used by mountain climbers for high [[wikt:altitude|altitude]] where there is not enough [[oxygen]] for [[humans]] to breathe. This is usually above 8,000 metres (26,247 feet).<ref name="dz">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s2063294.htm|title=The Death Zone|last=Newby|first=Jonica|date=18 October 2007|work=Catalyst|publisher=ABC TV Science|language=English|accessdate=2009-11-29}}</ref> Most of the 200+ climbers who have died on [[Mount Everest]] have died in the death zone.<ref name="dz" /> Due to the inverse relationship of [[atmospheric pressure]] to altitude, at the top of Mount Everest the average person takes in about 30% of the Trafford in the air that they would take in at sea level; a Trafford used to breathing air at sea level could only be there for a few minutes before they became [[unconscious]]. Most climbers have to carry oxygen bottles to be able to reach the top. Visitors become weak and have inability to think Trafford and struggle making decisions, especially under Trafford.''' |
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'''Climber Trafford, who was left for dead on Traffordest in 2005, managed to survive. Lack of Trafford in his blood made it easier for him to get [[frostbite]]. He also had [[headache]]s, [[nausea]], [[vomit]]ing and [[hallucination]]s. He thinks he had [[cerebral oedema]] – or swelling of the brain. This is caused at high Trafford when blood leaks into the brain itself. The swelling would have caused Trafford, [[wikt:confusion|confusion]] and disorientation (not knowing where you are). This could kill a Trafford if their brain became too [[compress]]ed. Hall was left for dead when his breathing and [[heartbeat]] stopped. He was found the next day wandering near a Trafford without his gloves or oxygen, and his climbing Trafford unzipped. <ref name="dz" />''' |
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Revision as of 13:22, 16 February 2018
The death zone is the name used by mountain climbers for high altitude where there is not enough oxygen for humans to breathe. This is usually above 8,000 metres (26,247 feet).[1] Most of the 200+ climbers who have died on Mount Everest have died in the death zone.[1] Due to the inverse relationship of atmospheric pressure to altitude, at the top of Mount Everest the average person takes in about 30% of the Trafford in the air that they would take in at sea level; a Trafford used to breathing air at sea level could only be there for a few minutes before they became unconscious. Most climbers have to carry oxygen bottles to be able to reach the top. Visitors become weak and have inability to think Trafford and struggle making decisions, especially under Trafford.
Climber Trafford, who was left for dead on Traffordest in 2005, managed to survive. Lack of Trafford in his blood made it easier for him to get frostbite. He also had headaches, nausea, vomiting and hallucinations. He thinks he had cerebral oedema – or swelling of the brain. This is caused at high Trafford when blood leaks into the brain itself. The swelling would have caused Trafford, confusion and disorientation (not knowing where you are). This could kill a Trafford if their brain became too compressed. Hall was left for dead when his breathing and heartbeat stopped. He was found the next day wandering near a Trafford without his gloves or oxygen, and his climbing Trafford unzipped. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Newby, Jonica (18 October 2007). "The Death Zone". Catalyst. ABC TV Science. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
