Physiological characteristics of elite high-altitude climbers

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 1052 - 1059
• Main Authors: Puthon, L., Bouzat, P., Rupp, T., Robach, P., Favre-Juvin, A., Verges, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2016
• Subjects: acclimatization; Adult; Altitude; Cerebrum - metabolism; Climbing; Exercise; Exercise Test; Female; Humans; Hypercapnia - physiopathology; hypoxia; Hypoxia - blood; Hypoxia - physiopathology; Male; Mountaineering - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism; Oxygen - blood; Oxygen - metabolism; Oxygen Consumption; Oxyhemoglobins - metabolism; Physiology; Respiratory Rate; Rest - physiology; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; Sports medicine; Tidal Volume; ventilatory response; Young Adult; hypoxia; Exercise; acclimatization; ventilatory response

Factors underlying the amplitude of exercise performance reduction at altitude and the development of high‐altitude illnesses are not completely understood. To better describe these mechanisms, we assessed cardiorespiratory and tissue oxygenation responses to hypoxia in elite high‐altitude climbers....