Does anybody live in a high altitude location? How does it affect you?

[ShawnFuzz]

I live at an altitude of about 6,000 feet, which I think is roughly 1,800 meters for those of you who are more logical than us Americans . (People live much higher up than I do, but it still makes a difference!)

I realize I may be singling out just about everybody, but I am still curious since I grew up and lived at ocean level for over 30 years and had to adjust to Colorado.

For example cooking... simple things like boiling an egg need to be done differently. You may notice that cooking instructions may include "high altitude instructions".

For the most part it's not a massive adjustment, but you definitely have to tweak cooking time.

Another example (at least here) is how dry it is. So much chap stick

You don't have to live in high altitude, but
maybe visited? What are thoughts on your experiences?

 

[Saylor]

I've lived in Colorado for almost my whole life and I still kinda struggle with the high altitude. I have to stay on top of moisturizing and using lip balm and picking the right shampoos and conditioners cause of how dry it gets. Thankfully it doesn't happen as much anymore but I used to go through little periods where I'd feel like I wasn't getting in enough air. I think it was anxiety but I'm sure the altitude wasn't helping. It's easier to tell the difference when I visit family in Houston or my girlfriend near Toronto and I feel like I have more energy and can breathe without issue.

Also not really something that affects me but it's always jarring traveling elsewhere and then coming back and looking at the sky! It feels so much closer