# @squirrelmusttravel on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CgCZVlllfUV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17919301-squirrelmusttravel-instagram
- **Posted:** 2022-07-15T15:23:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Evan & Angela Miller / Adventure Travel (@squirrelmusttravel) — https://gondola.cc/squirrelmusttravel

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Ever felt altitude sickness?? 🤢This was my biggest fear of hiking Mount Whitney! 
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Living at sea level in San Diego, my lungs aren’t equipped to handle 14,000+ elevation gains. I researched & prepared to ward for that sickness (nausea, headaches, dizziness 😩). 
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NOTE: Evan’s hiked Whitney 4x and has thrown up in the morning 3x 🤮—I was trying to avoid that!! 🙇🏻‍♀️
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Here’s how I reduced the sick feeling & concurred Mt Whitney, feelin ‘good’ 🥹👍 🎉. 
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BEFORE YOU HIKE: 
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📌Acclimate- stay at least 1 night prior to your hike at a higher elevation. For our training hikes, we searched for campsites at 5,000+ elevation.  At Mount Whitney, there’s a great campsite called ‘Whitney Portal’ that you can pre-book for your first night. The Portal’s at 8,500ft. Book on www.Recreation.gov
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📌 Eat potassium rich foods — bananas, avocados, spinach, kale, yogurt—as we’re vegetarians this part was easy👌. Carbs and lots of GARLIC also help 😋. 
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📌 Drink lots of water — 2 days prior I was sure to drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces (ex., 140 pounds = drink 70+ ounces 💦)
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📌 Sleep—get a good nights rest, particularly the night prior to your hike! I was still falling asleep while hiking atop the mountain 😴😆. 
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DURING HIKE 
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📌 Focus on taking breathes, making sure exhales are slow and longer than inhales. 
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📌 Protect yourself from ☀️—the air is thin at high altitude! 
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📌 Take it easy— as the air thins it’s more challenging to take steps. Be kind to your body and break/rest as needed! Gooo sloowww 👍. 
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📌 Stay hydrated! 💦 
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 📌 On Whitney, it was key to obtain an ‘overnight (backpacking) permit’ so my lungs could acclimate, vs a one day assent!
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📌 Over the counter 💊—Don’t forget Tylenol or aspirin if a headache comes on!
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GOOD NEWS is that if you’re really feeling sick you’ll instantly feel better by climbing lower! 👍
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❓Have you ever hiked at elevation? Hope this helps! 
🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️squirrelmusttravel
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