Has anyone gone to the Aiguille du Midi or on the Jungfrau railway?

Hi everyone,

     I'd love to go to the Aiguille du Midi or ride the Jungfrau train, but the Aiguille du Midi says, "No pacemakers."  Taking the Jungfraubahn brings me to an altitude almost as great.  I'll be talking to my cardiologist about this, but I was wondering if anyone has been in altitudes of 11,000 feet or greater.  Please know that I'm not talking about in an airplane.  This means being out in the good old, fresh air on top of a mountain.

     Thanks for the help.

4 Comments

Lotsa hosts have gone...;

by donr - 2017-01-15 01:53:49

...11,000 ft altitude.  MOF, there are a buch who LIVE there out on Colorado ski country.

Go to this site http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/716176_9 for the medscape position on altitude.

People drive above 11,000 ft routinely to cross the Rocky Mountains in the USA, & I'll betcha that tere are  abuch of passes through the Alps that hosts drive through routinely.

The Medscape site discusses the problems w/ the native heart, not the PM as the limiting factor for altitude.

Donr

Been there

by Jane S - 2017-01-15 08:58:37

We went up to the Aiguille du Midi a couple of years ago, before I had my PM but my pal had his and was absolutly fine.short of breath but that was to be expected We also have done the rail trip and that to was ok. However we where just sight seeing, so know great physical effort was involved.

Hope you get away and enjoy the views, they are stunning

Cheers Jane

 

 

 

Jungfrau with a pacemaker

by jrh913 - 2018-07-15 15:26:59

Hi,

 

I just returned from at trip to Switzerland and went to the Jungfrau.  I will confess to a mini panic attack on the train, but once at the top had no heart issues.  The biggest problem was adjusting to the altitude, that everyone in my party experienced.   

I would highly recommend the experiece to anyone thinking about going!

Thanks for your responses

by MathTeacher - 2018-07-15 21:10:25

Hi,

     Thanks for your responses.  Went to the Schilthorn in Switzerland last month and hiked around the Alps with no problems.  The Aiguille du Midi in France specifically says, "No pacemakers," so I think there's something magnetic up there that we shouldn't be exposed to.  When I was in Chamonix, the lift was closed anyhow, so I didn't have to worry about making the decision as to whether to go or not.  jrh913; glad you got to experience that area of Switzerland.  I thought it was absolutely beautiful.  Already have plans to go back!  And donr; funny you should mention Colorado.  I was out there two years ago, and what did I bump into but the Medronic company!  Had no problems hiking out there, either.

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