rkkwan's 3-week adventure in Tibet 6/10
Oct 3rd, 2010, 05:36 AM
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vistet - Is that your blog and did you see the panel on the oxygen concentrator saying the oxygen level is 24-25% on the trip INTO Tibet? Because on our way out, the display only reads 21.4%. Maybe they run it higher for the trip in?
And for anybody going to stay in Tibet for more than a few days, it is bad idea to use the vents for even more oxygen via the valves in the picture you see. Your body needs to get acclimatized, and using very high level of oxygen is not the way to go.
About people feeling uncomfortable on the train in, I don't have 1st hand experience, but that's what I have heard from some who did. While I was in Lhasa, and also a couple of years ago when the railway just started. But I'd agree with you about spending a little time in Xining first.
And for anybody going to stay in Tibet for more than a few days, it is bad idea to use the vents for even more oxygen via the valves in the picture you see. Your body needs to get acclimatized, and using very high level of oxygen is not the way to go.
About people feeling uncomfortable on the train in, I don't have 1st hand experience, but that's what I have heard from some who did. While I was in Lhasa, and also a couple of years ago when the railway just started. But I'd agree with you about spending a little time in Xining first.
Oct 4th, 2010, 12:22 AM
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My blog , but borrowed experience : the measurements came from John B. West , a specialist on altitude sickness , writing in the High Altitude Medicine & Biology journal. He was carrying his own O2-meter , not just passively writing down what the panels say.
You´re right in that using oxygen delays acclimatization - my suggestion would be not to use the extra oxygen as long as there are no symtoms , and not hesitate to use it at first signs of headache.
Interesting that they use a different concentration on the outbound train , I´ve been wondering about that.
You´re right in that using oxygen delays acclimatization - my suggestion would be not to use the extra oxygen as long as there are no symtoms , and not hesitate to use it at first signs of headache.
Interesting that they use a different concentration on the outbound train , I´ve been wondering about that.
Dec 13th, 2010, 04:56 PM
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