Results of the experiments made on an expedition to Putha Hiunchuli, Nepal, and featuring in the Mountain Science film.
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In this interview, we spoke to Jeremy Windsor, a climber, mountain medicine doctor, and Consultant in Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
An interview with climber Tom Livingstone
In this interview, we spoke to climber and writer Tom Livingstone, about his career in climbing and the Young Alpinist Group initiative.
5 surprising facts about Everest
In this blog, I talk about some surprising facts about Everest that many people don’t know.
Mountain Science project
Melanie went to the Himalayas to climb Putha Hiunchuli, the highest peak she had ever attempted. As part of this trip she developed educational resources on the science behind some of the things you might want to think about if you’re venturing into the mountains.
Insulation 2 – a different lesson
Mountain Science - preliminary results 5 This post is about an experiment I did that gave quite unexpected results. As well as looking at insulation of particular fabrics, as in the previous blog, I wanted to have a look at the insulating properties of some
Insulation
Mountain science - preliminary results 4 This experiment looks at the insulation properties of three different fabrics - cotton, primaloft and down. I did a simple test with my Vernier data logger and some samples. I set the data logger up with three temperature probes
Ultraviolet radiation at altitude
Mountain Science – preliminary results 3 At higher altitudes, the intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation increases because there is less atmosphere above to absorb the ultraviolet rays. The UV intensity also increases the closer we go towards the equator, so climbers from the UK who
Reduced air pressure & the body
Mountain Science – preliminary results 2 In the last blog we looked at how air pressure reduces at altitude and the effect this has on the boiling point of water. This reduced air pressure also has a serious effect on the human body. Reduced air
Air pressure at altitude
Mountain Science - preliminary results 1 I've recently been looking over the data I took while on expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in Nepal. The plan was to take some data and do some experiments looking at basic science in the mountains, particularly around issues that
Putha Hiunchuli Expedition
I just arrived home from Kathmandu yesterday evening after a month in the remote Dolpo region of western Nepal. Nine of us plus guide and sherpas were attempting to climb Putha Hiunchuli (7246m). Being home for such a short time, I’m struck by the