Travellers at Altitude Part II – High-altitude illnesses and how we prevent them

For the final part of this blog, we now need to consider some of the illnesses associated with trekking at high altitude, before coming up with some strategies to prevent and treat them. There are three key illnesses associated with travelling to high-altitude, one which is common, known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), and two […]
Everest base camp, Diamox, and altitude sickness with special guest James Moore (podcast version)

Euan and Neil share stories of their antics at altitude in Nepal and are delighted to have special guest James Moore (biog below) to answer their questions of altitude sickness and explain how Diamox works. The three of them also discuss vaccine services in the UK during COVID. About James Moore After a successful career […]
Everest base camp, Diamox, and altitude sickness with special guest James Moore (video version)

Euan and Neil share stories of their antics at altitude in Nepal and are delighted to have special guest James Moore (biog below) to answer their questions of altitude sickness and explain how Diamox works. The three of them also discuss vaccine services in the UK during COVID. About James Moore After a successful career […]