Altitude Quote by Steven Magee

“Oxygen deprivation and supplemental oxygen are both bio-hazards for Mauna Kea workers”

— Steven Magee

I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people.

— Sandra Faber

“Had I known the risks associated with oxygen administration, I would have refused to work atop the biologically hazardous Mauna Kea summit.”

— Steven Magee

“Mauna Kea Sickness (MKS) was a mystery that needed to be solved.”

— Steven Magee

“Astronomy needs to clean up its act and the first step in the right direction is the demolition of the biologically toxic Mauna Kea…

— Steven Magee

“Honolulu represents the worst of all that. Yet every time I fly in, anticipation begins to build just about the time I think I'll…

— Ellen Hopkins

I guess this is gonna sound kind of weird, but I'm not scared for myself for dying. Because I believe all these places are…

— Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

There are spirits in Hawaii. They're very protective and very good and they watch over these islands. I must confess, they're not entirely happy…

— Frederick Lenz

“I spent 2021 through to 2023 on Hawaii Island defining the new classification of altitude sickness and developing the supplements that treat it.”

— Steven Magee

“My coworker at very high altitude died from colon cancer and another coworker died from throat cancer.”

— Steven Magee

“In 2001, the internet and email was facilitating my international job search that ultimately landed me in Hawaii, managing the world’s largest telescopes atop…

— Steven Magee

“All high altitude workers have a right to be fully informed about the complete range of environmental toxins that they are being exposed to…

— Steven Magee