Tag Archives: mountain climbing

What is the Death Zone?

May 21st, 2012 - 10:21 am

Another in our series on the science of the expedition, Dr. Jim McEachen, Mayo Clinic aerospace medicine fellow provides background [Editor's note: this was written before the most recent deaths]  In 1998, the popular PBS series Nova reported an ominous piece of data.  … Continue reading →

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“I just need to pick up a few things…on my way to Everest.”

May 11th, 2012 - 12:43 pm

Just before the Mayo research team left for Mount Everest some of the members realized they were short a few items. So our medical researchers (Bryan, Alex and Amine) made a quick trip to the “corner store”.  [Shooting and editing … Continue reading →

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Physiology at Altitude

May 11th, 2012 - 7:55 am

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Dispatch from the Field (5-10-12)

May 10th, 2012 - 8:47 am

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network Today is a day of organizing and hopefully a little relaxing.  After bringing more than 600 kilos of equipment to Mount Everest Basecamp, it’s time to make sure everything gets back home.  So … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from the Field (5-8-12) – Return to Lukla

May 8th, 2012 - 8:18 am

From Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic News Network The trek is over….  the team has arrived back in Lukla.  With our goal of Lukla close at hand, we left Namche Bazaar early this morning for the 7 (or so) hour walk … Continue reading →

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Two new audio reports from Everest

May 7th, 2012 - 3:48 pm

Correspondent Joel Streed is filing audio updates as the Mayo medical research team begins the descent from Mount Everest, the bulk of their scientific work in the field completed. Audio quality varies on these two reports — but given the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Johnson on Medical Edge Radio Show from Everest

May 5th, 2012 - 7:38 pm

Mayo Clinic’s syndicated radio program Medical Edge Weekend had a special guest this morning, live from Mount Everest. Listen to that segment as it aired. Hosted by Mayo physician Dr. Tom Shives and Tracy McCray, the show airs on affiliated … Continue reading →

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NatGeo writer blogs on Mayo research team

May 5th, 2012 - 1:32 pm

It’s nice when your colleagues write about you… and that’s what NatGeo writer Mark Jenkins did in his latest post on the NatGeo blog. Thanks Mark! See Mayo Puts Us to the Test Share/Bookmark

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Hilaree on Life as a Mom on a Mountain

May 5th, 2012 - 12:40 pm

Check out this Outside magazine interview with Hilaree on her life as a mother and mountain climber. She mentions Mayo’s team about two-thirds into the interview in her response to the question on down time at base camp. And here … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from the Field (extra)

May 5th, 2012 - 12:30 pm

Conducting medical research in the field can take lots of improvising: equipment can fail, power is often a big question mark and weather can play havoc with your work. Still, there are those that see the whole world as a … Continue reading →

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