Everest climber Sam Elias, on how it felt to be the subject of scientific tests at base camp

871 views · Published 15 May 2012 · 1:31 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Mayo Clinic researchers have been studying the physiology of a team of  North Face/National Geographic climbers on Mount Everest (April-Mayo 2012 expedition). Much of the data is being collected by monitoring devices worn by these athletes. Joel Streed of the Mayo Clinic News Network asked climber Sam Elias how it felt to be the subject of scientific tests.

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