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I'm afraid I disagree with "should not." It depends too much on the person and the time taken to acclimate. According to the CDC, AMS is the most common form of altitude illness, affecting 25% of all visitors sleeping at elevations >8,000 ft (≈2,450 m) in Colorado. Since there's no political angle, I accept that claim over apocrypha.

While it didn't rise to the level of sickness, I definitely felt the altitude when coming from Denver on a couple of different trips and walking at the Kenosha (10,000 ft) and Berthoud (11,300 ft) passes.

[QUOTE="Parker Schreiber, post: 9344954, member: 76060"] I'm afraid I disagree with "should not." It depends too much on the person and the time taken to acclimate. According to the [URL='https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2024/environmental-hazards-risks/high-elevation-travel-and-altitude-illness']CDC[/URL], AMS is the most common form of altitude illness, affecting 25% of all visitors sleeping at elevations >8,000 ft (≈2,450 m) in Colorado. Since there's no political angle, I accept that claim over apocrypha. While it didn't rise to the level of sickness, I definitely felt the altitude when coming from Denver on a couple of different trips and walking at the Kenosha (10,000 ft) and Berthoud (11,300 ft) passes. [/QUOTE]

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