Safe Travel at High Altitude, with Dr Andrew Luks
- Mon, Jun 11, 2018 from 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
- Global Adventures Committee
- The Mountaineers
- iCal
Got plans to climb at high altitude? Altitude illness risk increases steeply anytime you plan to spend appreciable time above 8000 feet altitude. Join in this clinic with local professor and internationally recognized expert in altitude medicine, Andy Luks from the University of Wahington, and learn how to minimize the risk of altitude illness, how to recognize the symptoms in often ambiguous situations, and what to do once you recognize them. This clinic is particularly organized to support and prepare participants in two Mountaineers treks to Bhutan and Sikkim in the fall of 2018, but others planning travel to altitude are welcome to join!
Dr. Luks has conducted many field research studies, including two in the Alps. In 2003 he was physician in residence at the Himalayan Rescue Association station in the Khumbu region of Nepal, on the approach to Mt. Everest. In 2007 Dr. Luks was the head of a medical mission in Ladakh India. In 2010 and 2012 he summited Denali as part of his medical work on a ranger patrol on the mountain. Altitude illness is serious business, and the best defense is knowledge.