Prevent altitude sickness: Practice What You Preach

To altitude sickness I started sleeping in the altitude tent exactly 4 weeks before our Kilimanjaro adventure. My father and expedition companion has also been sleeping in the altitude tent for over a week now. Doing what we stand for, that's what it is called.Practice What You Preach"

Of course, it would be crazy if we did not use our own products. The number of Altitude Dream customers using an altitude tent in preparation for Kilimanjaro is in fact steadily increasing. All these customers have to date a 100% success score. So if we fail ourselves and do not reach the summit of Kilimanjaro after a period in the high altitude tent, we would be the first. So the pressure is high but to stay in American quotes: "Pressure is a Privilege"😉

Kilimanjaro training program

Altitude Dream has a special 'Kili program' for the Kilimanjaro. This preparation program is a combination of 'Live High, Train Low' and 'Intermittent Hypoxic Training(IHT).

preventing altitude sicknessThe 'Live High, Train Low' is primarily intended to increase the number of red blood cells. More red blood cells means improved oxygen transport to the muscles and organs. And ultimately also better armed against the oxygen-depleted air on the way to the top. So for 4 weeks we sleep every night in the height tent. The height in the tent is adjusted according to the 'kilimanjaro program'gradually built up from 2000m to 3000m.

In addition, we also do IHT training 3 times a week. The training programme starts in week 1 with putting on the mask 6×5', during which the altitude generator produces an altitude air comparable to 6000m. This gives us the opportunity to get used to the same low oxygen air that is present at the summit of Kilimanjaro in front of the television at home. A cool experience!

Greetings from the height tent 😉

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