text: is it easier or harder to get drunk at high altitudes? i am in a city at 2700m abouve sea level and was wondering if it easier or harder to get drunk at this altitude. i drank a fair amount last night (although i´m not sure how much as the pub wasn´t measuring the spirits, but they were at least doubles each glass), and i didn´t feel too drunk.   i know i should be able to work out the physics of alcohol disolving in your blood a altitude ect but between me and my friends we could jusify both arguements. which is right? ok...here goes...i'm going to rival all these answers and i would like someone to give me their opinion as this is opinion.  at high altitude the body knows there is lower o2 levels. so, kidney function increases..causing more frequent urination. this in itself although maybe initially one would become immebriated would rid the body of alcohol faster. also the body is instructed to increase rbc production to facilitate more oxygen distribution to cells and organs. this would also reason that alcohol although more readily absorbed would be excreted out of the body faster. it is also known that it takes approximately 2 weeks to acclimate to a different climate. so, while it might make sense that intoxication would occur more rapidly initially, one would summise that after acclimation it would be no different