Published September 29, 2009 12:00AM
Charlie Houston, who was part of the first ascent team at 25,643-foot Nanda Devi in 1936, has died, Climbing reports. He was 96. Houston was a pioneer in altitude research. He wrote influential works on the process of acclimatization for climbers and the health hazards of high altitude, such as pulmonary edema.
–Aileen Torres