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It really has nothing to do with fitness...
I went to a place called Colca Canyon on a tour in Peru... about 4,200m up and it was a really mixed group... a couple of oldies, fatties, etc.
everyone else was walking about and myself and this Aussi surfer guy, the 2 youngest and fittest people, had to lie on the bus with Oxygen. Really it has no bearing on your fitness, other than the ability to walk up a steep hill.
If you go to the gym or something like that at home you'll be fine.
There is a drug which a doctor gave me...you can get it from pharmacies in the UK. Basically it masks the effects of altitude sickness, which gets you though the day. But you dont want to take it a lot for various reasons.
I can find out what it's called. What ever you do, take some re-hydration salts (get them in Boots) they are invaluable. and some bananas for natural blockage...