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The view is breathtaking, and so is the thin air. Mountain climbers have to deal with difficult conditions at high altitudes, and sometimes can get altitude sickness. It occurs when your body doesn’t have enough time to adjust to lower oxygen levels, with symptoms including headache, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. In severe cases it can be life-threatening, causing your lungs to fill with fluid or your brain to swell. There are ways to prevent altitude sickness though, the most fundamental being: