# Mountain climbing stiffie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-climbing-stiffie/258494 "2004-08-05T18:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-climbing-stiffie/258494/1 "2004-08-05T18:56:06Z")
[Viagra protects mountain climbers lungs](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3534558.stm) The researchers used climbers as “guinea pigs” to test how effective Viagra was in relieving pulmonary hypertension. 😕 Fourteen healthy male mountaineers were given either Viagra (sildenafil) or a dummy pill. It was found sildenafil reduced high blood pressure and improved the transport of oxygen in the blood in both situations.:dubious: Sildenafil is used because there is a biochemical similarity between the penis and the lungs :eek: ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-climbing-stiffie/258494/2 "2004-08-05T20:05:35Z")
_Climb every mountain, erect penis in tow Follow every byway, ready for a blow. Climb every mountain, Johnson pointing up-stream, Follow every rainbow, hung like in your dream!_ ---
**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mountain-climbing-stiffie/258494/3 "2004-08-05T20:22:02Z")
Lieu, that’s the second time this week you made me laugh out loud. Thank you.