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Altitude sickness (lack of available oxygen) begins above the altitude of 8,000 feet above sea level. I'm not a "peaker", but I've been above 8k enough to recognize the onset of "oxygen deprivation", as somewhat relative to the "runner's cramps" that plagues long-distance runners.

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