One Breath from Death: A Teenager’s High-Altitude Emergency

At just 16 years old, Brock Holloway set out into the mountains expecting an adventure. Instead, he found himself in a life-threatening battle with two of the most dangerous forms of altitude illness: high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). In this gripping episode, Brock shares his experience of becoming seriously ill at altitude and the frightening progression of symptoms that nearly cost him his life. His story provides a firsthand look at how quickly ...