Altitude sickness is rare at elevations of less than 8,200 feet but becomes much more common at higher altitudes. Maya Karkalicheva/Moment via Getty Images Equipped with the latest gear and a thirst ...

You’ve just arrived in the Rocky Mountains and are awestruck by the rugged, natural beauty that surrounds you. You’ve mapped out all the trails you plan to hike and are eager to get on with the ...

They call it the “death zone.” It’s a stretch of Mount Everest that’s about 26,000 feet up and is strewn with something like 200 corpses permanently frozen into the landscape —a warning to other ...

Denver is known for its high altitude, sitting over 5,000 feet above sea level. Mass General Brigham's Dr. Miho Tanaka says ...

Mountain sickness The anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen can reduce acute altitude sickness suffered by a quarter of the millions of Americans who travel to the mountains to ski or hike, according to a ...

Thinner air could impact both players and traveling fans ahead of Saturday’s playoff game ...

A 47-year-old tourist from Kolkata died in North Sikkim, suspected to be due to altitude sickness. The woman faced severe ...

Altitude sickness can sneak up fast — especially if you’re sipping après-ski cocktails. Here’s how to stay healthy in the mountains. There are two main objectives to skiing: Having fun and staying ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Otherwise healthy older children and adolescents who visit high-altitude destinations may develop acute mountain sickness in the first few days after they arrive, results ...

A 47-year-old woman from Kolkata died while vacationing in the high-altitude North Sikkim on Friday, officials said.

Actor Greg Vaughan is sharing that he recently received emergency treatment after a scary experience while on vacation in the Rocky Mountains. Vaughan, who played the role of Eric Brady in "Days of ...