Disturbed Podcast Narrator

In addition to all those symptoms, advanced altitude sickness can also cause unpredictable changes in mental status. We also know that Zeller and McMillan experienced psychological symptoms, visual and auditory hallucinations. Back in the 70s, experts attributed these wild psychological experiences to altitude sickness.

But in recent years, some scientists isolated them into a separate potential diagnosis. high altitude psychosis. Psychosis isn't just hallucinations, it's also delusions, believing something that isn't true. The new diagnosis came about in part because a researcher experienced it himself while at roughly 26,000 feet. He was exhausted after a nighttime summit and desperate for a place to rest.

But in recent years, some scientists isolated them into a separate potential diagnosis. high altitude psychosis. Psychosis isn't just hallucinations, it's also delusions, believing something that isn't true. The new diagnosis came about in part because a researcher experienced it himself while at roughly 26,000 feet. He was exhausted after a nighttime summit and desperate for a place to rest.

But in recent years, some scientists isolated them into a separate potential diagnosis. high altitude psychosis. Psychosis isn't just hallucinations, it's also delusions, believing something that isn't true. The new diagnosis came about in part because a researcher experienced it himself while at roughly 26,000 feet. He was exhausted after a nighttime summit and desperate for a place to rest.

A few guides he ran into on the mountain advised him to jump off a nearby cliff. He got close to the edge before realizing the strangers telling him to jump weren't real. So to recap, Cooper, Johnson, Zeller, and McMillan were working at their physical limits in a dangerous environment.

A few guides he ran into on the mountain advised him to jump off a nearby cliff. He got close to the edge before realizing the strangers telling him to jump weren't real. So to recap, Cooper, Johnson, Zeller, and McMillan were working at their physical limits in a dangerous environment.

A few guides he ran into on the mountain advised him to jump off a nearby cliff. He got close to the edge before realizing the strangers telling him to jump weren't real. So to recap, Cooper, Johnson, Zeller, and McMillan were working at their physical limits in a dangerous environment.

They were practically strangers to each other, and they were all at risk of uncharacteristic mental shifts and disconnection from reality. Roberto Bustos is a Mendoza local who was managing Aconcagua Base Camp during the ill-fated 1973 expedition. Bustos says that high altitude creates a different world. People do things at 20,000 feet that would seem unthinkable to them at 5,000 feet.

They were practically strangers to each other, and they were all at risk of uncharacteristic mental shifts and disconnection from reality. Roberto Bustos is a Mendoza local who was managing Aconcagua Base Camp during the ill-fated 1973 expedition. Bustos says that high altitude creates a different world. People do things at 20,000 feet that would seem unthinkable to them at 5,000 feet.

They were practically strangers to each other, and they were all at risk of uncharacteristic mental shifts and disconnection from reality. Roberto Bustos is a Mendoza local who was managing Aconcagua Base Camp during the ill-fated 1973 expedition. Bustos says that high altitude creates a different world. People do things at 20,000 feet that would seem unthinkable to them at 5,000 feet.

In his opinion, even if Zeller and McMillan delivered the head trauma that killed Cooper and Johnson, the two survivors can't be held personally responsible. As he told the New York Times, what happened was an accident. There will never be a formal trial on this case. McMillan and Zeller are deceased, and so is everyone else who was on the expedition.

In his opinion, even if Zeller and McMillan delivered the head trauma that killed Cooper and Johnson, the two survivors can't be held personally responsible. As he told the New York Times, what happened was an accident. There will never be a formal trial on this case. McMillan and Zeller are deceased, and so is everyone else who was on the expedition.

In his opinion, even if Zeller and McMillan delivered the head trauma that killed Cooper and Johnson, the two survivors can't be held personally responsible. As he told the New York Times, what happened was an accident. There will never be a formal trial on this case. McMillan and Zeller are deceased, and so is everyone else who was on the expedition.

But if there was a trial, the law might agree with Bustos. High altitude psychosis is a new diagnosis, but the phenomenon is well documented. As long as Macmillan and Zeller could prove they suffered from it, and we know that they did, they couldn't be held accountable for their actions. After the 1976 coup in Argentina shut down the investigation, it seemed like the case would be cold forever.

But if there was a trial, the law might agree with Bustos. High altitude psychosis is a new diagnosis, but the phenomenon is well documented. As long as Macmillan and Zeller could prove they suffered from it, and we know that they did, they couldn't be held accountable for their actions. After the 1976 coup in Argentina shut down the investigation, it seemed like the case would be cold forever.

But if there was a trial, the law might agree with Bustos. High altitude psychosis is a new diagnosis, but the phenomenon is well documented. As long as Macmillan and Zeller could prove they suffered from it, and we know that they did, they couldn't be held accountable for their actions. After the 1976 coup in Argentina shut down the investigation, it seemed like the case would be cold forever.

But in 2020, the melting Polish glacier reveals a new lead, Janet Johnson's camera and her missing backpack, which contains a roll of film. Turns out a glacier isn't a bad place to store your film. The developed images are surprisingly intact. The photos mostly show landscapes well-composed, but there are plenty of images showing Johnson's fellow climbers too. Most of them are action shots.

But in 2020, the melting Polish glacier reveals a new lead, Janet Johnson's camera and her missing backpack, which contains a roll of film. Turns out a glacier isn't a bad place to store your film. The developed images are surprisingly intact. The photos mostly show landscapes well-composed, but there are plenty of images showing Johnson's fellow climbers too. Most of them are action shots.

But in 2020, the melting Polish glacier reveals a new lead, Janet Johnson's camera and her missing backpack, which contains a roll of film. Turns out a glacier isn't a bad place to store your film. The developed images are surprisingly intact. The photos mostly show landscapes well-composed, but there are plenty of images showing Johnson's fellow climbers too. Most of them are action shots.

It doesn't seem like Johnson bothered to warn people she was taking their photographs. First, there are images of the four climbers who attempted the summit. The shadows confirm the timeline Zeller and McMillan described. Then there are more photos of just Zeller and McMillan, presumably after Cooper departed to descend on his own. The last photo of a person is one of Johnson herself.