pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agoBad ass, stupid, or both?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down112
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minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoA mountaneer of my acquaintance said a lot of climbers smoke because - allegedly - it gets your body used to having less oxygen. He didn’t smoke himself. Sherpas are physically adapted to working at altitude, so maybe it goes double for them.
minus-squarepelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoI just can’t imagine smoking being good for you at any altitude. I have asthma and being in high altitude sucks.
A mountaneer of my acquaintance said a lot of climbers smoke because - allegedly - it gets your body used to having less oxygen. He didn’t smoke himself. Sherpas are physically adapted to working at altitude, so maybe it goes double for them.
I just can’t imagine smoking being good for you at any altitude. I have asthma and being in high altitude sucks.