Now Is Not the Time to Be Freda Heights
On Elevation Sickness, How to Acclimate to Higher Altitudes, & Preparing for the Injustices of 14,000 Feet
To be frank, the highest point in Florida right now is the laundry pile in my bedroom closet. Living just below sea level doesn’t exactly make me the poster child for altitude expertise. My home state of Michigan is mainly flat, too, so no - I didn't grow up training for the thin-air trials of mountain life.
Despite this, the siren call of rugged peaks a…