My wife and I traveled to Ecuador this past February and, before going to the Galapagos, enjoyed a six day land tour of the country. Our established altitude was 9500′ but we hiked at 12,000′ and did some sightseeing at 14,000′. Previously we had experienced altitude sickness a couple of years ago in Cuzco and…
Altitude Sickness (aka Acute Mountain Sickness or AMS), is caused by traveling to elevation (above 5000 ft.), and has symptoms ranging from a mild headache and fatigue to nausea/indigestion, vomiting, rapid pulse, difficulty sleeping, shortness of breath and even death due from accumulation of fluid in the lungs or brain. It affects roughly one in…
If you are a sports enthusiast and experience an injury, it is likely that you want to get back to doing what you love as soon as possible. Starting a sports regime after an injury can actually help you heal and become stronger if it is designed properly. Here are some tips to get you…
Rider Daniel Lewis at the Season Opener at Castle Rock
I just had to tell you that I took the HCCA (High Country Citizens’ Alliance) hikers up Scarp Ridge, outside of Crested Butte near Irwin, Colorado today. One of them was not feeling well, had a hard time going up, kept stopping and sitting. I gave her half a packet of Acli-Mate and she immediately…
Meet the Skimo Race – Bryan Wickenhauser Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI Current hometown and mountain range: Gunnison, CO Elk Mountains If you were not born in the mountains, what drew you to them or enabled you to move to there: Growing up I was an alpine ski racer chasing races all across the upper Midwest. Once…
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Gunnison, Colorado • July 30, 2012 Acli-Mate® Mountain Sport Drink, an all-natural altitude + energy aid and performance sport drink, introduces the new Colorado Cran-Raspberry flavor in the 100% natural mountain sport drink. Acli-Mate® has also improved packaging and manufacturing processes to meet consumer demand, strict quality standards and rapid company growth. “Based on our…
Acli-Mate rules! I was traveling to the Leadville 100 mtb race from here in New Jersey (altitude 36ft). I was very concerned about the effect the altitude was going to have on my race, as I have not fared well when I’ve traveled into the Rockies before this. I was speaking with Rick Garcia at…
I live in Colorado above 6,000 feet, so I am already acclimated to the altitude. However, everyone who lives at altitude knows that you are still just as susceptible to high-altitude dehydration as the next person. I recently climbed over 2,000 feet in elevation in the scorching sun on an archery elk hunt. Despite my…