Daily Archives: May 4, 2012

Happy Birthday Alex Kasak!

May 4th, 2012 - 8:53 am

Mayo Everest Research Team member Alex Kasak is celebrating his 25th birthday on Mount Everest today. Alex, from Austin, Minnesota, is a research assistant who was added to the team at the last moments and has played an important role … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, Mayo Clinic, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, National Geographic, physiology, The North Face | Leave a comment

Conrad Anker interview from Mt.Everest Base Camp

May 4th, 2012 - 8:09 am

Everest expedition leader Conrad Anker gave this interview to Mayo Clinic News Network’s Joel Streed on May 1, 2012 at base camp on the mountain. Video and images you see were taken by Joel Streed on location; laboratory footage of … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from the Field (5-4-12)

May 4th, 2012 - 7:38 am

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network It was back to task this morning, as we ran the climbers through an abbreviated series of testing. This was also most likely the final round of physical testing that the climbers will … Continue reading →