ACCLIMATIZATION IN TIBET

I Tibet Travel12 Jan, 2022Travel

All the travellers visiting Tibet must be aware of Mountain sickness before their Tibet travel. Inadequate acclimatization in Tibet could lead to altitude Mountain sickness in any traveller going to 2,500 meters or higher. Mountain sickness can be severe and can affect your holiday in Tibet. If not taken care of, it would lead to death. WHY LOW OXYGEN IN TIBET. We all know the earth has pulling energy called gravity. This gravity energy pulls us and everything toward the surface of the planet, which is why our feet touch the floor. Like all the obvious things, the air gets pulled towards the surface of the earth. The higher you go in the atmosphere, the density of air reduces. The higher elevated place like Tibet has thinner air. People living in lower elevations are not used to the lower oxygen level atmosphere of Tibet. Hence would need time and relaxation to adjust to it or may lead the body to react, which is all Acute mountain sickness.