TY - JOUR AU - Moore, Kent AU - Semple, John AU - Cristofanelli, Paolo AU - Bonasoni, Paolo AU - Stocchi, Paolo PY - 2012 DA - 2012/09/04 TI - Environmental conditions at the South Col of Mount Everest and their impact on hypoxia and hypothermia experienced by mountaineers JO - Extreme Physiology & Medicine SP - 2 VL - 1 IS - 1 AB - Hypoxia and hypothermia are acknowledged risk factors for those who venture into high-altitude regions. There is, however, little in situ data that can be used to quantify these risks. Here, we use 7 months of continuous meteorological data collected at the South Col of Mount Everest (elevation 7,896 m above sea level) to provide the first in situ characterization of these risks near the summit of Mount Everest. SN - 2046-7648 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-1-2 DO - 10.1186/2046-7648-1-2 ID - Moore2012 ER -