But the combination of nerves, adrenaline and the altitude make my hand move in maddening circles.
Several members of the celebrity group suffered from altitude sickness during the five-day ascent.
Several wineries feature their altitude level on their labels along with their alcohol level.
But the combination of nerves, adrenaline and the altitude made my hand move in circles.
Once at altitude, Bill noticed a Northwest Airlines DC-9 a few miles off our left wing.
Biologically, physiologically, functionally - there's no difference between real altitude and these artificial hypoxic environments.
When it's depressurized at altitude, it becomes a near-vacuum, causing the aforementioned heat-transfer problem.
Dragon must raise itself to the ISS's altitude, which is presently at more than 400km.
Altitude sickness can be easily treated by descending immediately and allowing your body to acclimatise slowly.
Even at this high altitude, the horses are physically able to handle the strain.
The station would slowly lose altitude and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere in an uncontrolled manner.
The team also is focusing on why climbers at high altitude experience poor sleep.
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Terry told me to hold altitude and slow to 115 knots, which happened fast.
They hope to get it to the new target altitude by the end of January.
Rescuers have been hampered by freezing weather, altitude sickness and risks of further landslides.
So, they wittingly gained altitude and propelled themselves to the upper stratus of successful persons.
During Grail's three-month primary mission, the spacecraft orbited at an average altitude of 55km.
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Flamengo's first complaint is that extreme altitude gives the home side an unfair advantage.
Flamengo's second complaint is that playing at altitude puts the lives of the players at risk.
To make it gain or lose altitude, push up or down on the bar.
His altitude was 31, 300m (102, 800ft), but his top speed was just short of the sound barrier.
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Mallory, a 37-year-old schoolmaster at Charterhouse, had already proven himself at climbing at high altitude.
Tomeny instructed me to hold altitude and slow to 115 knots, which happened fast.
The altitude is also near the flight limit for some U.S. combat helicopters, officials said.
Menge says there are inherent challenges when it comes to preparing food at altitude.
Perhaps it is to be expected in the country that invented high-altitude rail travel.
At an altitude of almost 9, 000 feet, the stakes are too high to do anything less.
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Kenneth Baillie, an expert in high-altitude physiology in Edinburgh, Scotland, who co-founded the website altitude.org.
Most people who live near sea level experience mild altitude sickness starting at about 5, 000 feet.
SPADUS, was put into orbit, at an altitude of 850km, aboard a military satellite.
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