acclimatize

“People in hotter climates tend to be more acclimatized to heat, including working in temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and thus have a lower risk of heat injury or illness.”

“I was getting myself acclimatized possibly for different scenarios.”

Most climbers take on the mountain from Nepal, a process that involves a 10-day trek to base camp, weeks acclimatizing to the altitude, and another week to push to the summit.

Climbers have to walk across those ladders, wearing big boots and crampons, as they make multiple trips back and forth to advanced camps to acclimatize before finally heading for the summit.

“Many, many people wouldn’t have been acclimatized to the heat,” said Wasiu Adeniyi Ibrahim, head of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s central forecast office and an author of the study.