How Cold Is Mount Everest?
The only thing we are mostly preoccupied with when we talk of Mount Everest is its height. How…
Top 5 Outdoor Activities to do in Texas Hill Country
Do you want to visit Texas? It’s many people’s dream destination. Take in amazing views in Texas for…
How Long Does It Take To Climb Mount Everest?
Mount Everest is on the bucket list of every high-altitude mountain climber. It is the highest and one…
Rainbow Valley Everest – The Death Zone
Since Mount Everest was confirmed to be the highest peak in the world, mountain climbers from all over…
Sleeping Beauty Everest- An Unfortunate Tale
In 1998, Paul Distefano, who was 11 years old woke up from a bad dream and told her…
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on Mount Everest
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning within tents and snow caves is a real and probably overlooked problem. It is…
3 weeks in at EBC: Everest Base Camp
We’ve seen 148 patients so far, 57% are Nepali, 90% are men. As has been the experience for…
Everest ER featured on Reach MD
Listen in! https://www.reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/everest-er-practicing-medicine-17000-feet/9692/
Thanks for the Thanks From Mt. Everest
A letter from one of our expedition leaders has our hearts glowing. Here are a few excerpts: “You…
Past Director of Everest ER
We thank Cheryl Decker for her service as a director 2007-2011. We thank Gary Matthews for his service…
Come Along to Mt. Everest
Support our clinic by coming along on a trip with us! In the next year we have organized…
Everester Sponsors
(You can visit their websites by clicking their logos) Our Everest clinic would not be possible without the…
Everest ER Credits
Website sponsorship: Medcor, Inc Website Design Graphic Designer: Tawfeeq Injass Web Developers: Haitham aldaqqaq Rajarajan Vijayakumar Samer Al-Zain…
When Will The Everest Climbing Season End?
his from our team: “..a lot of teams are still on the mountain and looking at summit dates…
Past Staff on the Everest ER Team
We thank the volunteers who donate their generous time and expertise to the service of the Everest ER.…
Altitude Illness Guidelines for Health Care Providers
Wilderness Medical Society Consensus Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness To provide guidance to…
Outdoor Cold Injuries
Hypothermia Frostbite The following information should be used as a guide only and is not intended to provide…
EverestER Clinic update May 6 2017
We’ve seen 365 patients so far. 212 (58%) of these have been Nepali patients. We continue to see…
Mount Everest Medical Kits
What’s in a Good Medical Kit? Personal Medical Kits What’s in a Good Medical Kit? You need to…
Immunizations on Mount Everest
Because immunization recommendations are subject to change, please check for up the date recommendations for proper pre-travel immunizations…
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Busy busy! by Everest ER | posted in: Latest News Dispatch | 0 Busy Busy! We have seen well over 200 patients so far,…
Busy Busy on Mount Everest
Busy Busy! We have seen well over 200 patients so far, 130 of those have been Nepali. We…
Hydration on Mount Everest
Although there are a variety of altitude hazards to your health and many ways to prevent and cure…
Eyes At Altitude on Mount Everest
High-Altitude Retinal Hemorrhage Contact Lenses in Mountaineering Refractive Changes at Altitude after Refractive Surgery Snow blindness Glaucoma The…