Post by whollygoats on Jun 29, 2016 7:00:03 GMT
So...I was just chatting with Ming about her climbing about New Zealand and it struck me that she, a Bengali, has probably not spent much time at elevations much above a couple of hundred feet in elevation.
It got me curious as to how folks perceive their elevation situation. How high are you now; what is the elevation of where you live?
Where are the highest and lowest locations you have ever been in your life?
Do you have any deep elevation secrets you'd like to share?
Me?
I live at about 250 feet above sea level in an area which is the floor of a river valley. I am the denizen of a heavily forested riparian environment. The surrounding region is mountainous; uplift coastal mountains and volcanic inland peaks bracketing the valley in which I live. I grew up playing in the snow on winter weekends at nearby Mount Hood at elevations around 7,000+ feet above sea level.
My highest is probably Torugart Pass at the Chinese/Kyrgyzstan border. 3,752 m (12,310 ft) That's higher than the highest mountain in the Cascades and that's the pass, the lowest spot for human traffic to move in that area.
My lowest would most definitely be the Dead Sea at Kalya on the West Bank. I floated in the Dead Sea and had a drink at the 'Lowest Bar in the World' at 429 m (1,407 ft) below sea level, just spittin' distance from Qumran and the caves of the infamous scrolls.
After visiting Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons National Parks in the northern American Rockies, all in one go, I found that I am susceptible to elevation sickness. Lounging at the shore of Lake Yellowstone is almost at 8,000 ft. (7.795 ft.) After an extended period of time at that elevation, my entire body feels weighted and like I have a low-grade viral infection.
It got me curious as to how folks perceive their elevation situation. How high are you now; what is the elevation of where you live?
Where are the highest and lowest locations you have ever been in your life?
Do you have any deep elevation secrets you'd like to share?
Me?
I live at about 250 feet above sea level in an area which is the floor of a river valley. I am the denizen of a heavily forested riparian environment. The surrounding region is mountainous; uplift coastal mountains and volcanic inland peaks bracketing the valley in which I live. I grew up playing in the snow on winter weekends at nearby Mount Hood at elevations around 7,000+ feet above sea level.
My highest is probably Torugart Pass at the Chinese/Kyrgyzstan border. 3,752 m (12,310 ft) That's higher than the highest mountain in the Cascades and that's the pass, the lowest spot for human traffic to move in that area.
My lowest would most definitely be the Dead Sea at Kalya on the West Bank. I floated in the Dead Sea and had a drink at the 'Lowest Bar in the World' at 429 m (1,407 ft) below sea level, just spittin' distance from Qumran and the caves of the infamous scrolls.
After visiting Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons National Parks in the northern American Rockies, all in one go, I found that I am susceptible to elevation sickness. Lounging at the shore of Lake Yellowstone is almost at 8,000 ft. (7.795 ft.) After an extended period of time at that elevation, my entire body feels weighted and like I have a low-grade viral infection.