What is hypoxic pre-acclimatization?
The key to safely exploring high altitudes. High altitudes can be incredibly rewarding, but it also carries risk. It can lead to altitude sickness, a condition that can be fatal if left untreated.
To help mitigate that risk, we are offering our Flash™ expeditions, where our customers get hypoxic tents for at home pre-acclimatization.
Hypoxic pre-acclimatization is a process of slowly introducing the body to lower oxygen levels, which mimics the physical conditions at higher altitudes, at home before the actual expedition starts. By slowly adapting to the lower oxygen levels, the body can become more tolerant to the physical strain of higher altitudes. The most common method of hypoxic pre-acclimatization is sleeping in a hypoxic tent. Acclimatisation using hypoxic tents means exposing the body to normobaric hypoxia and thereby initiating the process of acclimatization. A filter extracts oxygen from the ambient air and then blows it into a tent.