One Year Ago Today
25th April 2016ย โAt 1156 today, a minuteโs silence was held at Everest ER and other climbing team…
Its All About the Wheels
Ouch! A trip to base camp averages about 100,000 steps, with hills up and down along the way.…
2 Weeks In
Our clinic has been in operation for just about 2 weeks now and our experience so far is…
Season end summary
Message from the ER doctors Rachel and Meg We would like to say a huge thank you to…
High altitude
High altitude respiratory problems were described by Somervell after his attempt on Mt Everest in 1924: “Finally, as…
AMS – Acute Mountain Sickness
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is a constellation of symptoms that represents your body not being acclimatized to it’s…
HAPE – High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Another form of severe altitude illness is High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, a potentially deadly condition that develops because…