USAF 7 Summits update: 5 May - HAPE and HACE Published May 6, 2013 Air Force Safety Center Public Affairs KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- 7 Summits team member Rob Marshall reported Sunday a fatality on the mountain. Those who listened to Rob's most recent voice update (see previous post) were probably jarred by the news of a fatality on the mountain. According to other news reports, the victim was a 37-year old Sherpa who died at Camp 3 of HACE, or High Altitude Cerebral Edema. HACE and HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) are two of the insidious killers that Himalayan climbers must constantly guard against. Though the two conditions are very different, they are both often preceded by symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness, or AMS. Read the team's full blog and follow their progress at http://www.usaf7summits.com/blog/