# If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) and walk up.
# If you do fly or drive, do not overexert yourself or move higher for the first 24 hours.
# If you go above 3,000 metres (10,000 feet), only increase your altitude by 300 metres (1,000 feet) per day, and for every 900 metres (3,000 feet) of elevation gained, take a rest day to acclimatise.
# Climb high and sleep low! You can climb more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) in a day as long as you come back down and sleep at a lower altitude.
# If you begin to show symptoms of moderate altitude sickness, don't go higher until symptoms decrease.
# If symptoms increase, go down, down, down!
# Keep in mind that different people will acclimatise at different rates. Make sure everyone in your party is properly acclimatised before going any higher.
# Stay properly hydrated. Acclimatisation is often accompanied by fluid loss, so you need to drink lots of fluids to remain properly hydrated (at least four to six litres per day). Urine output should be copious and clear to pale yellow.
# Take it easy and don't overexert yourself when you first get up to altitude. But, light activity during the day is better than sleeping because respiration decreases during sleep, exacerbating the symptoms.
# Avoid tobacco, alcohol and other depressant drugs including, barbiturates, tranquillisers, sleeping pills and opiates such as dihydrocodeine. These further decrease the respiratory drive during sleep resulting in a worsening of symptoms.
# Eat a high calorie diet while at altitude.
# Remember: Acclimatisation is inhibited by overexertion, dehydration, and alcohol.
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