Hard things take time, impossible things take a little longer This quote seems appropriate as we round off this academic year, where at times we felt we needed our crampons and ice axes to navigate relocating from the University of Brighton’s Eastbourne to Falmer Campus, get used to our new sport and exercise science labs Read More…
Category: Altitude
The Environmental Extremes Lab’s Eastbourne party is over, but the memories will linger on for years to come!
Environmental Extremes Lab 2023 Round-up…We Reached 100 Research Publications!
Another (calendar) year nearly gone and to those who have followed our journey over the years, apologies for the lack of news from the Environmental Extremes Lab. To say it has been an intense, frenetic and at times exasperating year, would be an understatement. Nevertheless, we have been working extremely hard behind the scenes, still Read More…
Environmental Extremes Lab Still Going Strong!
What a year! For obvious reasons linked to COVID, it has been over 8 months since our last Environmental Extremes Lab post of our support to the Dhiman Brothers, but we have still been very active behind the scenes in our teaching and research. As we thankfully close the door on 2020, hoping that 2021 Read More…
Para-Monte Ambassador Matt Shore takes on Aconcagua…Again!
nd On just the third day of the new decade, with some of the UK still not recovered from their New Year hangovers, Para-Monte Ambassador and Train Strong personal training founder Matt Shore started his journey to the summit (6962m) of Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina, for the second time. Para-Monte The Adam Savory Memorial Fund: Read More…
Dr Sarah Davey Flies the Flag for Para-Monte in Peru
Altitude Experience, Lessons Learnt and Top Tips During the summer, Dr Sarah Davey, a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University in the UK, and a former physiologist for the English Institute of Sport (EIS) and GB Rowing, set off to undertake several treks in the Cusco region of Peru (including Machu Read More…
MSc Students Join Para-Monte to Take School Kids to Altitude!
50 steps was all it took for school pupils to experience the effects of altitude on their bodies. On the 26th June 2019, I was given the opportunity to help raise awareness about the effects of altitude alongside a wonderful charity called Para-Monte. We were invited to the eighth annual Big Bang Fair, which invited Read More…
Environmental Extremes Lab represent Para-Monte Altitude Awareness Charity at World Extreme Medicine Conference
On Friday 23 November, Dr Neil Maxwell and Dr Mark Hayes attended the World Extreme Medicine Conference at the Dynamic Earth Convention Centre in Edinburgh on behalf of Para-Monte. The aim was to raise awareness about the work the charity does and the importance of educating individuals about altitude illnesses. A YouTube Para-Monte Altitude Awareness Video Read More…
Environmental Extremes Lab Supports 94 Students this Year!
We have been a bit silent on the Environmental Extremes Lab Blog recently. In part, this has allowed us to recharge the batteries after a very busy last academic year. Nevertheless, plenty has been going on over the summer and early autumn months. We supported nine MSc research projects allied to environmental extremes, with some Read More…
School Children Learn about Altitude Awareness at Big Bang Fair!
The Environmental Extremes Lab (EEL) and Para-Monte joined forces on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th June at the seventh annual Big Bang Fair South East, held at the South of England Showground. More than 10,000 students between the ages of 9 and 19 attended from 200 schools across the region. The event was part of the nationwide Read More…