Moving mountains. Altitude training without leaving Sydney

by Ian Lloyd Neubauer

In the 1990 sci-fi thriller ?Total Recall,? Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a construction worker living in the future and eager to visit Mars.

But instead of going to the Red Planet, he pays to have fake memories of a trip at Mars implanted in his brain.

While Martian tourism is still the stuff of fantasies, virtual travel just came one step closer with the opening of Sydney Altitude Training (SAT).

Set in the well-heeled north-shore suburb of Mossman, the small gym simulates the atmospheric conditions of high-altitude destinations.

The concept behind SAT is that it allows adventure travelers -- trekkers, runners, rowers and skiers -- to pre-acclimatize their bodies and minds to the rigors they?re likely to encounter on the high road.

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