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Old 03-01-2013, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by MiaVita2012 View Post
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Hi Mia~

In the past 3 years of my adventures in PCS I've made several trips to Flagstaff, AZ which the elevation is around 7,000'. I live at about 1,200' elevation and for me, fortunately, the change in elevation didn't cause any issues, but that was me and I had to put my toe in the water to see what would happen.

I'm not sensitive to pressure changes with weather changes either. Those pressure changes are minute (small) when compared to the change in elevation from here (Phoenix) to much higher elevations.

Take your time, don't over commit yourself to any speed hiking at altitude, stay hydrated, and just enjoy!

Mike
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