It may be the passion and dream of people to visit at Himalayan once in a life time. To fulfill such dream, it is our concern matter about what might be the potential factor affecting to our journey in high altitude. We know the simply term as increases the height, level of oxygen in the air will decrease. Partial oxygen pressure of air in surrounding environment is regarded as altitude sickness or mountain sickness.
Altitude sickness can occur to any people, especially the people who live in sea level need to take it seriously. It begins to appear from 3,500m above sea level. The symptoms may vary from person to person. Same symptoms may not appear to all the people. The common symptoms of altitude sickness are shortness of breath, rapid breath, nausea, vomiting, dizziness or lightheartedness, weakness or fatigue, difficulty in sleeping, loss of appetite. If the common altitudes symptoms left untreated or neglected. It will emphasize soon to overcome the high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE). HACE and HAPE develop after appeared the symptoms of altitude sickness or mountain sickness. Altitude sickness mainly causes whether to build up fluids in lung or to build up fluids in brain. Enter the water into the lung is called in medical term “high altitude pulmonary edema” (HAPE). Water which collects in the brain is a condition called “high altitude cerebral edema” (HACE). Altitude sickness is more likely to incur the people with previous history of altitude sickness. The symptoms of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) include such as chest tightness or fullness, extreme fatigue, unable to catch breath even at rest time, blue or gray lips and fingernails, coughing, which may produce pink frothy fluid, fever, noises when breathing like rattling or gurgling sounds and blurred vision. The symptoms that develop from high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) are headache and vomiting, difficulty in walking, confusion, exhaustion, changes normal behavior and coma. Thus, altitude sickness may be life threatening if it is not taken or treated carefully on time for symptoms. Climbing quickly without taking enough rest time is a reason to happen altitude sickness.
Expedition High Mountain team is well trained and aware about altitude sickness precaution and prevention. First of all, Expedition High Mountain members are guided by the concept of “Climb- high, Sleep low.” All our team members including leaders, guides and porters etc live in high elevation settlement from different trekking regions. We strictly prohibit in the consumption of alcohol, smoking and sleeping pills during a trek to high altitude areas in order to prevent from dehydration. Drinking at-least 4 liters of water each day, ascending slowly and use in consumption of organic herbals such as garlic, hot lemon and adequate liquid fresh food etc support to prevent symptoms of altitude sickness in a certain degree. We always suggest to our clients to purchase insurance policy coverage prior to fix for trekking. In a very sensitive case, rescue in remote area is accessible only by helicopter. Do not worry! Expedition High Mountain is associated member of Himalayan Rescue Association. We communicate each day during the trek with our crew members to understand the current situation of our clients. We have been arranging rescue operation to all trekking destinations and climbing expeditions of Nepal Himalayas in a complicated condition to save our clients life. The expenditure incurred in rescue operation is bearded by your purchase of insurance policy.
Expeditions High Mountain proudly declares in the capable of handling and confronting to all difficulty condition during the course of trekking and adventure expeditions in Nepal Himalayan to make your journey life time experience.