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Death and danger are inexorable facts of summiting Mount Everest, but a longtime guide thinks a new system can help prevent one of the most common issues there: high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Lukas Furtenbach, who has been running expeditions in the Himalayas since 2001 and founded Furtenbach Adventures in 2014, plans to implement a new pulse oximeter system on Everest during the 2021 season that, he claims, will make climbing the world’s tallest peak as safe as flying. (The odds of dying on Everest are about one in a hundred, compared to about one in five million in a plane crash.) Whether that is true or not remains to be seen. It’s no secret that there are very few Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) participants in the sport of trail running. Distance running, in general, is very white. Clubs like Black Men Run, Black Girls RUN! and Latinos Run have been trying to change that, though mostly on the road running side, by providing safe spaces for BIPOC runners — something that’s become paramount in recent months. But trail running? Endurance News Daily I’ve got 3 dream weeks for any athletics fan. I’m heading now to @LondonMarathon then @NNRunningTeam Valencia WR Day, then @WorldAthletics half marathon champs in Gdynia. Time to mask up and get stuck in. If you want a Premium TrainingPeaks account I wear a Garmin Forerunner 245, GPS Running Smartwatch | https://amzn.to/2Z5tYbl And also a Fitbit Inspire HR Heart Rate and Fitness Tracker | https://amzn.to/3346og2 Endurance Noise & Random Musings Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Stay Healthy. Be Boring. Not Epic.