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April 19, 2021

The Science Behind Mt. Everest

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Thank you for listening to my weird interest in Mt. Everest in this episode! I am not sure why I am so fascinated by this, but there is just something about it that I can’t quite wrap my head around.

Here are the links I said I would provide for ~further explanation~

Yale Medicine: Pulse Ox

Cleveland Clinic on Hypoxia

Also: supporting evidence from the National Center for Biotechnology Information

More on: George Mallory's Preserved Body (WARNING: graphic images in this article)

Business Insider on the Death Zone

List of Mt. Everest Deaths

Mt. Everest year-round sub-zero temperatures allow for body preservation

Somehow I was able to find a picture of my roommate Lexi and I at the top of the mountain we climed in Jasper National Park in Canada. Took a deep dive through my Facebook albums to find this- I wish there were more! Looking back, I truly cannot recall if this was Mt. Columbia, BUT I have no proof suggesting otherwise. Despite that, this was 100% in Jasper National Park... somewhere.

Catch you in the next episode!

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