2021 Quote by Steven Magee

“Not descending to sea level after developing high altitude sickness is a mistake that may come to haunt you a decade later.”

— Steven Magee

“I started to see a serious decline in health in high altitude professional astronomy. Most noticeable was the onset of constant fatigue, memory issues…

— Steven Magee

“There are serious long-term adverse health effects associated with being a high altitude worker.”

— Steven Magee

“Poor diet combined with high altitude exposures may bring increased risks of illnesses and cancers.”

— Steven Magee

“I consider myself fortunate that I spent three years working at 7,775 feet before spending five years working at 13,796 feet on the summit…

— Steven Magee

Altitude sickness is gonna put the screws on you.

— Joe Teti

“I spent a decade of my life mal-acclimatizing to high altitude mountains in professional astronomy and now I am disabled with a wide variety…

— Steven Magee

“The only known way for a sea level adapted human to avoid lifelong high altitude induced disease is to not venture to high altitudes.”

— Steven Magee

“Altitude sickness symptoms increase the longer time is spent above the Altitude Hypersensitivity trigger threshold.”

— Steven Magee

“Developing the diagnosis and treatment of High Altitude Observatory Disease became my priority in my late forties as my health was drastically failing.”

— 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

“Every day I wake up with High Altitude Disease (HAD).”

— Steven Magee