of climbers with a previous history of HAPEand found that of 37 subjects tested, 14 of the 19 given a placeboinhalant showed clinical signs of HAPE. in contrast only six out ofthe 18 given salmeterol, the anti-asthma drug developed symptoms.Their conclusions

If you have big lungs relative to your body size then you're lesslikely to develop HAPE - High Altitude Pulmonary Edema - is one ofthe conclusions of a study in this month's medical journal 'TheLancet'. But the study also showed that altitude

Swiss researchers beleive that they now understand the mechanismbehind HAPE - High Altitude Pulmonary Edema - the often fatalaltitude-related condition, according to thisstory on outsidemag.com.The study concludes that the condition, where the lungs

realised I had to get to safetyas the types of symptoms I had at such a high altitude can developinto life threatening High Altitude Pulmonary Adena (HAPE)..'I wasonly two days from base camp and really looking forward to the climb.However as I always say I