Comments on: Mount Rainier - Success Cleaver http://www.livetheoutdoors.com/outdoors-info/2006/03/31/mount-rainier-success-cleaver/ Utah Outdoors, Back Country, Utah Hiking, Utah Travel, Outdoors Information, Backcountry, Utah Vacation, Good Things Utah, Utah National Park Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:48:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: the log http://www.livetheoutdoors.com/outdoors-info/2006/03/31/mount-rainier-success-cleaver/#comment-53 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:17:20 +0000 http://www.livetheoutdoors.com/outdoors-info/2006/03/31/mount-rainier-success-cleaver/#comment-53 Hi Osgumero, I'm sorry you've had two horrible experiences on Mt. Rainier! It sounds like your boss had HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema) which is often fatal when not treated by rapid descent. It's extremely rare to develop this condition at altitudes below 15,000 feet, so that's bad luck! Hi Osgumero,

I’m sorry you’ve had two horrible experiences on Mt. Rainier! It sounds like your boss had HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema) which is often fatal when not treated by rapid descent. It’s extremely rare to develop this condition at altitudes below 15,000 feet, so that’s bad luck!

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