Originally Posted by
littlesheep
If you can walk for 6 miles at 2,000 does that mean you'd be safe to sit at 10,000?
Not sure what you mean by safe, but plenty of sea level dwellers travel to much higher altitudes and do more than just sit. Many ski areas are above 10,000 feet. Hundreds (maybe thousands) of people a day drive or take the train to the top of Pikes Peak (14,110 feet) and wander around the gift shop like tourists anywhere. Just make sure to drink plenty of water.
Originally Posted by
InkUnderNails
As for simulating the cabin pressure, Denver at 5000 ft. is close as is Salt Lake City. Leave either one and go about 3000 ft up in the mountains and you have it.
And from either of those places, you can easily sample altitudes much higher than 8,000 feet if you want.