Acute Mountain Sickness

… but usually they [the climbers] never want to let people know so that its best their support team or friends keep an eye out. Nungki Irma Nurmala Pratikno from the Red and White Womens Mountain Climbing Team discusses Acute Mountain Sickness [AMS] and mountain climber awareness and responsibility.

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What is AMS? What are the symptoms? What are the individual and shared responsibilities of climbers to prevent death from AMS? Nungki Irma Nurmala Pratikno from the Red and White Womens Mountain Climbing Team explains