hematopoiesis. (physiology). The process by which the cellular elements of the blood are formed.ematopoiesis. (physiology). The process by which the cellular elements of the blood are formed.
This is why Everest climbers typically make several trips up and down the mountain to increasingly high elevation camps to acclimate their bodies to high altitude conditions. Other risks to Everest climbers include frostbite and hypothermia from the extreme temperatures, thrombosis or embolisms caused by thickening of blood in response to high altitude, extreme sunburn, and broken bones from falls.
Nepalis call for Everest age limit after death of 85-year-old climber. Alpine association says tighter restrictions needed after Min Bahadur Sherchan died as he prepared to ascend mountain. Min Bahadur Sherchan died of a suspected heart attack while attempting to reclaim his title as the oldest person to climb Mount Everest. Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA