Calculate Altitude Difference
Calculator for the altitude difference uphill and downhill of a tour from the given altitudes. The start altitude must be entered, the altitudes of that points where the direction changes from up to down or the other way and the altitude at the end of the tour. Please enter space-separated values. It will be calculated, how many meters (or feet, yards, ...) have been covered uphill and downhill altogether. Also, the altitude difference between start and end is calculated.
Example: this altitude profile has the points 800 1166 959 1388 1170 1233 954. On this tour, 858 meters have been made uphill and 704 meters have been made downhill. The total difference is 154 meters.
In the above example, the differences in altitude and the altitudes reached are not a health risk in terms of altitude sickness. However, with larger differences and maximum altitudes, care should be taken to acclimatise well in order to avoid health problems. There is a particular risk if the altitude is covered too quickly and you go to altitudes you have never been to before. When the altitude starts to have an impact on your health varies greatly from person to person; for most people, this effect begins between 2000 and 4500 meters above sea level. Altitude sickness usually announces itself with headaches. Before the health problems appear, you will usually notice that physical activity, especially if it is strenuous, becomes even more strenuous in the thinner air at altitude. You get out of breath more quickly and sweat more, so you need more water. You should also plan with longer time for journeys. Experience helps to get a feel for these effects, so you should approach personal new altitude records cautiously.
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