Food and Malaysian climbers at high altitudes

The suitability of food taking besides others provisions is one of the vital elements to be considered for the high altitude mountain climbers to combat with the common symptoms of physiological changes like Acute Mountain Sickness, nauseous, breathing difficulties including appetite suppression and reduction of taste. This paper report the experiences of 2007 Malaysian Everest expedition teams with regard to the types of food consumed particularly during the last phase of the expedition before conquering the peak of the mountain.