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Nature Trail Trekking Altitude

If you are planning to trekking in Nepal, you should have a basic level of fitness to make your trek more enjoyable. We suggest you walk or jog several times a week before you come on your trek. There are a number of trekking grades . To see the required fitness level for Altitude and find a trek suitable for you; you should look on our web site under trekking grades. Here you will find complete descriptions of the fitness levels required for certain trekking grades. Altitude sickness means the illness occurring at higher altitude. In this time your breathing and heart rates increases. Altitude sickness normally happens above 2800m and symptoms consist of headache, dizziness, dehydration and trouble sleeping. To help avoid this illness we recommend you to drink at least 3 liters of water per day, trek slowly and use acclimatization days. Altitude sickness happens in varying degrees, and it depends form person to person. While trekking in the main areas like Lantang, Annapurna and Everest you do not exceed excessive altitudes for extend periods of time unlike in mountain climbing therefore when a trek experience problems with altitude its normally only minor symptoms take can be quickly amended by descending to a lower place.