You are already used to thinner air than someone from say, Louisiana, and I seriously doubt that eating gorp is going to keep people on their feet if they can't get enough oxygen.......especially people who are running dogs as opposed to standing around. Peggy lollark@xxxxxxx wrote: > The high altitude means the red blood cells don't pick up as much > oxygen as they do at lower altitudes--those of us who live here have > more red blood cells comparatively. > > > > For visitors--lots of water and keeping the blood sugar up seem to > help. When I'm climbing up over 13,000 feet I take along "gorp" a > combination of peanuts, M&Ms, and raisons to munch on. That steady > supply of sugar keeps the brain functioning and thus the muscles. > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================