Acclimatization involves many changes. Some, like changes to breathing patterns, occur quickly. Others, like increased red blood cell count, take longer. While this short article glossed over some details, I found nothing that was misleading. It certainly didn’t suggest that one night on Baldy prepares you for the summit of Whitney.
A short study of one small group cannot possibly be considered scientific, especially when accepted scientific studies by experts (Peter Hackett, et. al.) contradict your assumptions.
Science involves following the SCIENTIFIC METHOD. The size of a study and whether its conclusions agree with previous scientific studies have no bearing on whether the new study is scientific. The article makes no mention of ASSUMPTIONS. It describes new findings that appear to add to existing knowledge. More studies that duplicate or refute the new findings will tell us whether they are onto something.
