“I was always mystified why I never saw any cases of HAPE and HACE in very high altitude workers.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“One day we were taken in groups to experience the altitude chamber, a sealed room in which the air pressure is slowly… — Scott Kelly Copy Share Image
“I am not going to apologize for scientific discovery that prevents the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) atop Mauna Kea.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“If you want to know what biological incompetence looks like, just take a look at high altitude professional astronomy.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you… — Mary Kay Ash Copy Share Image
You definitely need a really decent bomb-proof summit suit, because that's what you wear in these extreme conditions and at extreme altitude. — Nirmal Purja Copy Share Image
“The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are part of the scientific military-industrial complex of modern governments.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
I believe it is our attitude that determines our altitude. It is our attitude that allows us to soar above those things… — T. D. Jakes Copy Share Image
“Aggressive airplane passengers probably have a bad case of Altitude Sickness. Many people are hypoxic at airplane cruising altitude. They would be… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“When I became aware of the extensive health and safety issues in professional astronomy, I was legally required to alert the unsuspecting… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
To my knowledge, there have been no studies done on the effects of antidepressants and altitude. But it is hugely important to… — Dale Archer Copy Share Image
“Magee’s Disease is a chronic lifelong condition that may lead to permanent disability. It presents as permanent altitude sickness, regardless of the… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Extreme night shift work in high altitude astronomy is easily avoidable by using a split night shift where the first night shift… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I consider myself fortunate that I spent three years working at 7,775 feet before spending five years working at 13,796 feet on… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“When discharging industrial gas into the indoor environment in high altitude astronomy, we never wore breathing respirators that fed us oxygenated air… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“The development of the biologically toxic Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) is the fruition of professional astronomers behaving badly.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Poor diet combined with high altitude exposures may bring increased risks of illnesses and cancers.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
My favorite Aspen memory is saving an upside-down cake that had exploded from the high altitude. — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
You never want to hit your cruising altitude; you always want to be ascending with your game. You can always get better. — Terrell Suggs Copy Share Image
“Astronomy needs to clean up its act and the first step in the right direction is the demolition of the biologically toxic… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Not that I haven't leaped up into the blinding light of competence now and then. It's sustaining the altitude that defeats me. — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
“The only known way for a sea level adapted human to avoid lifelong high altitude induced disease is to not venture to… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I will do everything I legally can to shut down the toxic Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project atop Mauna Kea.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
A 30-year-old rock climber is an old man. At 40, one is in the middle of his high-altitude power. At 50, a… — Reinhold Messner Copy Share Image
“I never met anyone in astronomy that stated they had been sent on an industry recognized training course for the safe handling… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
I am an amateur mountain climber. Once or twice a year I go off to Chamonix in the French Alps, under Mont… — Robert Littell Copy Share Image
“I was surprised when the treatment for ‘Altitude Hypersensitivity’ turned out to be hypobaric therapy.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Altitude testing after treating for Lysinuric Protein Intolerance revealed a much more tolerant body to altitude hypersensitivity.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“High altitude astronomical observatories tend to be windowless environments illuminated by florescent light.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The world essentially doesn't change--only the altitude from which we see it and the attitude with which we engage with it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“My electromagnetic radiation research was done during the Obama administration and my high altitude disease research occurred during the Trump administration.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“We’re not afraid of flying; only afraid of the altitude we might reach.” — Xavier Saer Copy Share Image
