View from Peak may leave you breathless From: The Gazette | Date: May 21, 2000| Author: | Copyright 2000 The Gazette. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Feeling a little short of breath?

If you're a newcomer to Colorado, that's not a surprise, especially if you're from lower altitudes. At sea level, the air is dense and easy to breathe. But as you go higher, the air gets less dense and your lungs have to work harder to take in the same amount of oxygen.

The result can be altitude sickness, which affects about one in four visitors to Colorado.

Todd Rowader, director of Memorial Hospital HealthLink and medical director of the annual Pikes Peak Marathon, has three key words for visitors: Take it easy.

Visitors often are eager to see the view ...

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