Energy and the Human Body
Results and Submissions

Results are in from Basecamp! Dr. Virginia Robinson's physiological measurements of Byron, his fellow climber Brad and climping Sherpa Mingma are below.
Results are in beats per minute and breaths per minute.

1. Two minute step test - Basecamp
Results for climbers Byron and Brad, and climbing Sherpa Mingma.

Basecamp 5,300 m	Byron Smith	Brad Wrobleski	Mingma Sherpa
Heart Rate Pre-test	122	80	80
Heart Rate Post-Test	164	140	156
Resp. Rate Pre-test	20	18	12
Resp. Rate Post-test	48	48	20

2. Two minute step test - Namche Bazaar
Results for climbers Byron and Brad.

Namche Bazaar 3,445 m	Byron Smith	Brad Wrobleski
Heart Rate Pre-test	106	70
Heart Rate Post-Test	170	150
Resp. Rate Pre-test	18	18
Resp. Rate Post-test	42	50

Results are in from Nepal! Dr. Virginia Robinson's physiological measurements of Byron, his son Zach and fellow climber Brad are below.

1. Two minute step test - Kathmandu
Results for climbers Byron and Brad, and Byron’s ten year old son Zachary.

Kathmandu 1,340 m	Byron Smith	Zach Smith	Brad Wrobleski
Heart Rate Pre-test	77	102	62
Heart Rate Post-Test	143	173	161
Resp. Rate Pre-test	12	10	12
Resp. Rate Post-test	21	42	36

2. Two minute step test - Phak Ding
Results for climbers Byron and Brad, and Byron’s ten year old son Zachary.

Phakding 2,840 m	Byron Smith	Zach Smith	Brad Wrobleski
Heart Rate Pre-test	92	102	62
Heart Rate Post-Test	178	181	164
Resp. Rate Pre-test	14	12	15
Resp. Rate Post-test	40	60	54

As you and your students submit reports on your progress in the Stairway to Everest challenge and send in data related to the physiological experiments, a compilation of contributions and data will be posted here.

All submissions should be sent to the education coordinator at info@everest2000.ca. Some activities require email submissions to carry a particular "subject heading." Please refer to the particular activity descriptions before making a submission.

Check out submissions from Phase 2.

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