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TESTING THE ASCENT

Climbers of Mount Everest stop at the Balcony (8,400 meters) to give blood samples to researchers. Data from this work show that people who can reach this altitude tolerate the lowest known blood oxygen levels observed in nonhibernating mammals. Credit: Caudwell Xtreme Everest

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