The Jack Kruse hypothesis is that natural D2O depletion in high latitude glacial meltwater improves mitochondrial efficiency, compensating for the lower light levels.
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also will check this out, I had not heard of this
Tbf the stars and the moonlight eliminates the need for a headlamp at all times. I realized that I could not get away with that at lower latitudes, I had never seen darkness.