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Altitude Sickness Guide
High altitude travel safety
✈️ Altitude Sickness Guide
🏔️ Trip Details
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Leh: 3500m, Spiti: 4270m
⚠️ Risk Assessment
🏔️Risk Level
Moderate
📍Altitude
3,500m
🛌Acclimatization
✓ Sufficient
💊 Prevention: Diamox 125mg twice daily (start 24hrs before). Hydrate 4-5L water. Avoid alcohol. Slow ascent (300-500m/day above 3000m). Watch for headache, nausea, breathlessness.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Altitude Sickness Guide
Altitude sickness?▼
Above 2500m elevation. Symptoms: headache, nausea, fatigue, breathlessness. Severe: HAPE/HACE - life threatening.
Free altitude calculator?▼
Yes, 100% free. Enter destination altitude. Get acclimatization tips + symptoms checklist + medications recommended.
Indian high altitudes?▼
Leh: 3500m. Khardung La: 5359m. Spiti: 4270m. Manali: 2050m. Mussoorie: 2005m. Above 2500m needs caution.
Acclimatization?▼
Ascend slowly. 300-500m elevation gain per day above 3000m. Spend 2-3 days at base before high altitudes. Hydrate well.
Symptoms recognition?▼
Mild: headache, fatigue, dizziness, mild nausea. Moderate: persistent headache, vomiting, breathless at rest. Severe: confusion, ataxia, blue lips.
Diamox (acetazolamide)?▼
Prevention 24 hrs before ascent. 125-250mg twice daily. Reduces sickness 50%. Side effects: tingling, frequent urination. Consult doctor.
Treatment?▼
Mild: rest, hydration, ibuprofen for headache. Moderate-severe: descend immediately. Oxygen if available. Hospital if symptoms persist.
Avoid altitude sickness?▼
Slow ascent, hydrate (4-5L/day water), no alcohol, light meals, sleep low if possible, avoid strenuous activity day 1-2.
Children at altitude?▼
More susceptible. Younger kids less likely to communicate symptoms. Stay below 3000m for kids under 10. Longer acclimatization.
Emergency descent?▼
Severe symptoms: descend 1000m immediately. Use oxygen if available. Helicopter evacuation in extreme cases. Don't delay.