Further Reading Sources:

 I recommend the following books and articles for further reading and understanding:

1. Wanderings in the Himalayas - Sri Swamy Tapovanam

2. Kailas Yatra - Sri Swami Tapovanam

3. Kailasa Shikare Ramye - S.L. Jois

4. Katmandu - Talisman

5. Kailasa Manasarovara Thirtha Yatra - Sri Ramakrishna math, Chennai, India

6. High Altitude Sickness - a report by Catherine M. Quinn

7. Practical Recommendations for Altitude Acclimitization - Berghold

8. High Altitude: Illness and Wellness, the prevention of a killer - Houston

9. The High Altitude Medicine Hand Book - Pollard & Murdoch

10. High Altitude Medicine & Physiology - Ward, Milledge & West

11. Gamow Bags - www.chinookmed.com

12. High Altitude Illness - The New England Journal of Medicine - 2001