Tag Archives: The North Face

“What Everest Teaches About Disease” – WSJ

May 29th, 2012 - 8:42 am

Kudos to Shirley Wang for her article in today’s Wall St. Journal on the Mayo Everest expedition. Page D3 in the print edition, here’s the online story. Share/Bookmark

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The Why of Researching on Everest

May 28th, 2012 - 10:56 am

Dr. Bruce Johnson explains about researching in extreme environments: Our research laboratory has a long history of studying the limits of human performance and human adaptation in extreme environments. This has a number of practical applications, such as the deployment … Continue reading →

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Another Summit

May 26th, 2012 - 10:08 pm

Conrad Anker has summited as well. What’s more, he did it without oxygen. Part of a day’s rest and he was off. See the NatGeo report. That makes six climbers from the North Face/NatGeo expedition that successfully reached the top … Continue reading →

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Heading to Camp 4

May 24th, 2012 - 9:40 am

As of this morning, the North Face/NatGeo team headed out of Camp 3 for the long trek up to Camp 4. Weather appears favorable and everyone is well. Mark Jenkins filed a report on the NatGeo blog as the last … Continue reading →

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Arrival – 5-12-12

May 13th, 2012 - 12:53 pm

The team arrived shortly after 7 on Saturday evening to the delight of family, friends and colleagues. Several TV stations captured the event before everyone rushed off for some private time, American food, and rest. WCCO TV coverage KSTP TV … Continue reading →

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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 →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Events, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged altitude research, altitude sickness, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, National Geographic, physiology, The North Face | Leave a comment

“Tent” Trials for Everest

May 7th, 2012 - 8:08 am

The Mayo Everest Research Team has spent the last several weeks learning how the body reacts to extreme altitude by testing National Geographic and The North Face climbers preparing to summit Mt. Everest. But before they left to set up … Continue reading →

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Altitude, Heart Patients and Lung Fluid

May 7th, 2012 - 8:07 am

The Mayo research team on Mt. Everest is preparing to trek out from base camp this week and one of the goals of their expedition has been to study how and why people, at extremely high altitudes, develop fluid buildup … 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 →

By Joel Streed | 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

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 →