Sherpa: They Die, We Go Home
I was planning a trip to Nepal, to hike to Base Camp - Macchu Picchu was a great experience, so I thought this would be the same.<p>But then a friend send me this:<p><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-cells-into-thin-air/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-cells-into-t...</a><p>Apparently, hiking at altitude causes permanent changes in the brain, even at "low" altitudes like EBC - which has kinda freaked me off about the trek.<p>I wonder how the sherpas/local populace deal with that?