Xtreme Everest 2
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Xtreme Everest 2 - two O2k-Network Labs collaborate in the expedition Xtreme Everest 2 (2013)
- UK Cambridge Murray AJ: Andrew Murray, James Horscroft, Alex Kotwica
- AT Innsbruck MitoCom: Erich Gnaiger, Verena Laner
General Information
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High-resolution respirometry in two labs:
- Kathmandu (KTM): 1,400 m (two O2k; March 03 to 15)
- Everest Base Camp (EBC): 5,300 m (three O2k; March 14 to May)
Track record
- 2013-03-01: The teams fly from London and Innsbruck/Munich to Kathmandu (KTM).
- 2013-03-02: Arrival in KTM, where the equipment is unpacked at Summit Hotel.
- 2013-03-03: The two O2k are set up in the general lab: Sensor service, sensor test, calibration, instrumental background.
- 2013-03-04: Alex and James fly to Lucla to start the ascent towards Everest Base Camp (EBC). The first Sherpa volunteers come into the KTM lab. Another series of O2k performance tests.
- 2013-03-05: Biopsies of two Sherpa volunteers were analyzed with two protocols in the O2k - a successful start of the first functional mitochondrial study in Sherpas.
- 2013-03-06: The Sherpa biopsies are continued in the KTM lab. Erich flies to Lukla, to catch up with the EBC team.
- 2013-03-07: Erich meets the EBC team at the Namche laboratory.
- 2013-03-11: Power cut interrupts second experiment on this day. The team gets a short debrief before the last day of experiments gets started.
- 2013-03-12: Experiments finished today. Alltogether, 15 muscle biopsies were taken by Prof. David Howard. The KTM-team celebrates the successful run of experiments
- 2013-03-13: A last run of instrumental background for quality assurance of the data.