Since ages, humans had endeavored to conquer the mountains. From Sir Edmund Hillary to Stacey Allison (First American Woman to climb Mount Everest), to various other gallant warriors who conquered altitude, pushing the normal limits of the body has, in fact, become a challenging game.

Whether it’s running a marathon or climbing the highest peak, humans derive an undefined pleasure from doing something that our body is not meant for. However, nature has provided an amazing sense of the acclimatization power to the body that lets people realize their “high” dreams.

Talk of altitude and our mind conjures up images of freezing temperatures, avalanches, hidden crevasses, and people gasping for breath. But, all is not that bad. Whether it’s Mt. Whitney (14,505 feet) or Aconcagua (22,841 feet) in your mind, the right physical training helps your body adjust to the new environment.