I was pleased that they distinguished in their discussion between acclimatization (multiple factors) and acclimation (one factor). Thanks, Harvey
I, too would welcome observation of the distinction, if I could be sure of consistency. I have read two equally plausible distinctions between the words. One, as Harvey has said, that it is as between single and multiple factors, and the other that it is between environmentally induced (acclimatize) and laboratory-induced (acclimate) factors. I have even seen one source that claims that they are the same thing, since labs only change one factor and environment always changes more than one, or some such nonsense.
If Harvey's distinction is correct, then it seems that what we do before an ascent is to acclimate, as it involves adjusting to the single factor of altitude. On the other hand, the Portal is not exactly a lab, so that the second distinction would seem to control, meaning that we acclimatize. So what are we doing at WP before a climb: acclimating or acclimatizing?
(This should be fun!)
