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Mountain Medicine: Golden Rule for Ascent
Golden Rule for Ascent
- Rule-0
It is OK to get altitude illness. It is not OK to die from it. - Rule-I
Any illness at altitude is altitude illness until proven otherwise. - Rule-II
Never ascend with symptoms of AMS. - Rule-III
If you are getting worse, go down at once. - Rule-IV
Never leave someone with AMS alone.


