I had to do a short sprint back to my truck once up on top of Pikes Peak. I thought it was the big one . My chest clamped down on my ticker and scared me to death. God was telling me to pull my head out before I kilt myself from lack of Oxygen. Altitude will humble you quick even when your in shape.
Ever fly fish the Quality Waters below the Navajo Dam on the San Juan ? Great fishing ...right near the old church parking lot !
Wheeling, Flyfishing,hunting and sking in NM & CO region was the best ! Too bad they are going Meheca/Azatlan Socialist way........
Stay Safe !
Yeah...but they are gonna have to hold onto it aren't they? (grin)
Altitude is a strong humbler. I have been gasping with my heart galloping and look over and some leathered up old Indian woman with a Bowler Hat and a Ruana (poncho) is walking up hill with a 60 pound sack of homemade charcoal on her back and a big fat handrolled stogie in her mouth and cheeks full of coca and acting like she could care less that the air is about 50% less oxygenated than at sea level.
Life is not fair in unexpected ways. It used to take me weeks to get really used to say 9K or above....and I would drop weight bigtime due to cardiopulmonary extra compensation. I have read that tall folks are more affected by altitude. I saw my dad get all goofy at Pikes Peak once as a kid and he flat passed out on his face at Mt Lemon in Arizona when I was a wee one and he was in USAF FS there.