Altitude Quote by Steven Magee

“As I watched my mental and physical health rapidly decline during a decade of working in high altitude professional astronomy, I became suspicious about…

— Steven Magee

“The illnesses in high altitude professional astronomy are generally a mixture of long term altitude sickness and workplace toxicity.”

— Steven Magee

“High altitude astronomy is a strange world of oxygen starvation, sleep deprivation and radiation sickness.”

— 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

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

— Steven Magee

“When I worked in professional high and very high altitude astronomy, I was completely clueless to what the long term biological hazards of the…

— 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

“With the benefit of hindsight, the biggest mistake that I made in life was working in the toxic field of high altitude astronomy.”

— Steven Magee

“It was a mistake to pursue a career in high altitude professional astronomy.”

— 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

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

— Steven Magee

“Progressing mental and physical illnesses were a feature of my Summit Brain.”

— Steven Magee