Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Hiking Whitney and Sleep Apnea

Thanks guys. Sorry for the confusion re: FL. We are both from Orange County CA. The Cedar Keys reference was just an association with the screen name of Travis McGee a fictitious character authored by John Mac Donald. My name is Steve.

I honestly never intended to stay active here long, but this site is a terrific resource. Thanks, and feel free to change the screen name to Steve G and the location to Anaheim if you like.


Steve C:
Thanks for the mouthpiece suggestion. We will look into it. It sounds like your friend and my b-i-l are the same guy. He is obese and is doing the same exercises and having similar success. I wish them both continued success.

John S:
Thank you for those hotel suggestions. I think that that would be wise.

I am more concerned with his sleep apnea because I know that he struggles to breath/sleep at night without the CPAP machine. I have also had friends, who don't have such issues, who have awoken in the middle of the night at Trail Camp struggling to breath and I am concerned that the thin air would exacerbate the apnea problem.

The weight is a concern, but there is adequate information available for us to design a strategy to resolve or at least minimize that problem through diet and exercise.

We are planning to overnight at Consultation Lake and to plan the hike for later in the summer when snow is less of a concern.