Cardiorespiratory Fitness of High Altitude Mountaineers: The Underestimated Prerequisite.

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High Altitude Medicine & BiologyVol. 16, No. 2 Letters to the EditorCardiorespiratory Fitness of High Altitude Mountaineers: The Underestimated PrerequisiteMartin Burtscher, Hannes Gatterer, and Axel KleinsasserMartin BurtscherDepartment of Sport Science, Medical Section, University of Innsbruck, Austria.Search for more papers by this author, Hannes GattererDepartment of Sport Science, Medical Section, University of Innsbruck, Austria.Search for more papers by this author, and Axel KleinsasserDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:12 Jun 2015https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2015.0021AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View article"Cardiorespiratory Fitness of High Altitude Mountaineers: The Underestimated Prerequisite." High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 16(2), pp. 169–170FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byHow important is V̇O2max when climbing Mt. Everest (8,849 m)?Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Vol. 297Does Moderate Altitude Affect VO2max in Acclimatized Mountain Guides? Reinhard Pühringer, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Berger, Michael Said, Martin Faulhaber, and Martin Burtscher28 March 2022 | High Altitude Medicine & Biology, Vol. 23, No. 1Prediction of High-Altitude Cardiorespiratory Fitness Impairment Using a Combination of Physiological Parameters During Exercise at Sea Level and Genetic Information in an Integrated Risk Model7 January 2022 | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol. 8High-altitude illnesses: Old stories and new insights into the pathophysiology, treatment and preventionSports Medicine and Health Science, Vol. 3, No. 2Higher Circulating miR-199a-5p Indicates Poor Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Associates With Cardiovascular Dysfunction During Chronic Exposure to High Altitude9 February 2021 | Frontiers in Physiology, Vol. 12Age-Dependent Health Status and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Austrian Military Mountain Guides Reinhard Puehringer, Martin Berger, Michael Said, and Martin Burtscher21 December 2020 | High Altitude Medicine & Biology, Vol. 21, No. 4Shortening Work-Rest Durations Reduces Physiological and Perceptual Load During Uphill Walking in Simulated Cold High-Altitude Conditions Alessandro Fornasiero, Aldo Savoldelli, Federico Stella, Alexa Callovini, Lorenzo Bortolan, Andrea Zignoli, David A. Low, Laurent Mourot, Federico Schena, and Barbara Pellegrini8 September 2020 | High Altitude Medicine & Biology, Vol. 21, No. 3Mortality in Different Mountain Sports Activities Primarily Practiced in the Summer Season—A Narrative Review15 October 2019 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 16, No. 20Differences in Cardiorespiratory Responses in Winter Mountaineering According to the Pathway Snow Conditions Anna Carceller, Casimiro Javierre, Jordi Corominas, and Ginés Viscor19 March 2019 | High Altitude Medicine & Biology, Vol. 20, No. 1Submaximal exercise testing at low altitude for prediction of exercise tolerance at high altitude14 March 2018 | Journal of Travel Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 1Exercise Capacity of Amateur Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers Johannes Burtscher, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Faulhaber, and Martin Burtscher1 December 2017 | High Altitude Medicine & Biology, Vol. 18, No. 4Risk and Protective Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death During Leisure Activities in the Mountains: An UpdateHeart, Lung and Circulation, Vol. 26, No. 8MEDEX2015: Greater Sea-Level Fitness Is Associated with Lower Sense of Effort During Himalayan Trekking Without Worse Acute Mountain Sickness Gabriella M.K. Rossetti, Jamie H. Macdonald, Matthew Smith, Anna R. Jackson, Nigel Callender, Hannah K. Newcombe, Heather M. Storey, Sebastian Willis, Jojanneke van den Beukel, Jonathan Woodward, James Pollard, Benjamin Wood, Victoria Newton, Jana Virian, Owen Haswell, and Samuel J. Oliver1 June 2017 | High Altitude Medicine & Biology, Vol. 18, No. 2Lower mortality rates in those living at moderate altitude2 October 2016 | Aging, Vol. 8, No. 10When lightning strikes: reducing the risk of injury to high-altitude trekkers during thunderstormsResponse to Letter20 January 2016 | Journal of Travel Medicine, Vol. 23, No. 1 Volume 16Issue 2Jun 2015 InformationCopyright 2015, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.To cite this article:Martin Burtscher, Hannes Gatterer, and Axel Kleinsasser.Cardiorespiratory Fitness of High Altitude Mountaineers: The Underestimated Prerequisite.High Altitude Medicine & Biology.Jun 2015.169-170.http://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2015.0021Published in Volume: 16 Issue 2: June 12, 2015Online Ahead of Print:May 6, 2015PDF download