pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoBad ass, stupid, or both?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1356
arrow-up1356imageBad ass, stupid, or both?sh.itjust.workspelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoA mountaneer of my acquaintance said a lot of climbers smoke because - allegedly - it gets your body used to having less oxygen. He didn’t smoke himself. Sherpas are physically adapted to working at altitude, so maybe it goes double for them.
minus-squarepelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI just can’t imagine smoking being good for you at any altitude. I have asthma and being in high altitude sucks.
A mountaneer of my acquaintance said a lot of climbers smoke because - allegedly - it gets your body used to having less oxygen. He didn’t smoke himself. Sherpas are physically adapted to working at altitude, so maybe it goes double for them.
I just can’t imagine smoking being good for you at any altitude. I have asthma and being in high altitude sucks.