President of The Explorers Club, Richard C. Wiese is using the Hypoxico technology to train for an October climb in Mexico. Image courtesy of Hypoxico Inc. (Click to enlarge.)
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Wiese explores new concept of doing time
Posted: Sep 29, 2005 03:26 pm EST
Head of The Explorers Club, Richard Wiese is a busy man. He also likes to get high. Both facts have led to the new cage in his Manhattan office. Hypoxico Inc takes all the blame.
The leading maker of simulated altitude training technology, has done its first-ever private office installation at Explorers Club in New York City. Earlier this month, Hypoxico installed one of its patented altitude chambers in the Manhattan office of the President of The Explorers Club, Richard C. Wiese. Richard is using the technology to train for an October climb in Mexico.
Bringing the mountain home
The chamber simulates being at altitude by reducing the amount of oxygen inside the free-standing, soft-walled enclosure. Traditionally, the only way for a climber to acclimatize his body for mountain climbing is to actually train at altitude, which requires weeks spent at increasingly higher altitudes. With this installation, Wiese can work at his desk and get the benefits of altitude training while never leaving the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Wiese is planning to climb the Mexican volcanoes Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl, which at 18,405 ft and 17,342 ft respectively are the third and seventh highest peaks in North America.
Hypoxic training can help prevent AMS and is also used by many athletes to enhance endurance and power, reduce fatigue and improve recovery time. Altitude training has been used by world class athletes for decades, but they had to physically move to the mountains to enjoy its benefits. Hypoxico’s technology has been used by athletes such as Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong; track star Suzy Favor Hamilton; and marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe. It can simulate altitudes of up to 21,000 ft. Hypoxico, Inc. has patented the technology for hypoxic (aka altitude) training, which allows the user to control the amount of oxygen entering the chamber.
The company’s product line includes portable tents and at-home cubicles, as well as a unique sleeping mask kit that allows the user to sleep comfortably at a simulated altitude of his choosing. Hypoxico also manufactures a workout mask kit that allows to train at altitudes of up to 12,500 ft.
Hypoxico has previously installed altitude chambers in many gyms around the country. But Wiese’s installation marks the first time one of its chambers has been constructed in a private office.
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