It's cool because the Sherpa people born there are born with a lot more red blood cells than people from lower altitudes. By taking time to aclimatazie before a summit push we are letting our bodies create the same amount or close to ..of red blood cells the Sherpa people are born with.
I have a Sherpa friend who I've climbed with in South America and it's so impressive to watch him run up mountains.
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More red blood cells means more oxygen per breath. 😁
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