For example, with less exposure to heat, our bodies can fail to acclimatize physiologically to summer conditions, while we develop a mental dependence on cooling.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
This practice allows climbers to acclimatize to the high altitude.
Some strains will have been grown on over years until they have started to acclimatize.
We walked about three hours to Manang (elevation 11,614 feet), where we spent two days to acclimatize.
He reportedly fell on Nuptse, an adjacent peak, which he was climbing in order to acclimatize to the altitude.
"Pretty much, that shuts down the climbs because people have to acclimatize, then the weather window closes".
It's a snail's pace up to the Western Breach, and you really have to acclimatize.
"There's no doubt there's a tendency to acclimatize to a weather pattern," said Fred Gadomski, a Pennsylvania State University meteorologist.
He told me that he knows Everest will require additional time to acclimatize, and likely also more than one attempt.
Tomorrow we will have only a short hike to Shira 2 camp to continue to acclimatize.
