PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Everest: Test Your Brain Under Low Oxygen Conditions
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Everest" Web site lets you take the same brain quizzes that researchers have used to test the brain function of climbers on Mount Everest.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Body Breakdowns at High Altitudes
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Surviving Denali" Web site details the variety of ways the body can fail while climbing a high-altitude peak.
Other
Backpacking Safety Tips
Backpacking safety advice is provided. Discusses recommended procedures for particular illnesses and safety tips regarding camp sites,clothing and cooking.
National Institutes of Health
Ninds: Anoxia: Hypoxia
This page from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website has information on Anoxia and Hypoxia, including definitions, treatment, prognosis, research, and references.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Going to Extremes: High Anxiety
Investigate the illness known as acute mountain sickness, and describe what happens to the human body when it climbs too high altitudes too rapidly for the body to adjust. Describe ways to avoid altitude sickness.