Below are various useful links to websites which might be useful to anyone interested in the Himalayas, trekking, high altitude medicine or personal growth.
CE Bartlett
Manufacturer of the portable altitude chamber (PAC) and many other products
www.bartlett.net.au
High altitude medicine (Dr Dietz)
Relevant information on altitude related illnesses
www.high-altitude-medicine.com
CIWEC clinic
Medical clinic in Kathmandu offering excellent health information
www.ciwec-clinic.com
Altitude physiology
Information on high altitude medicine
and physiology
www.altitudephysiology.org
Medex (UK)
Expeditions and research. Download their excellent free book Travel at High Altitude.
Wilderness First Aid Consultants (Australia)
Specialise in wilderness and remote area first aid courses
www.wfac.com.au
Expedition Medicine courses (UK)
Preparing medics
for the rigours of remote medicine
www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk
Adventure First Aid (UK)
Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA)
Information on AMS, first aid and rescue at two posts on the Annapurna circuit and on the way to the Everest basecamp
www.nepalonline.net/hra
Project PAC-Nepal 2009
Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP)
Good information for trekkers
www.keepnepal.org
International Porter Protection Group (IPPG)
Working towards the safety of mountain porters
www.ippg.net
Insight Health Services
Drs Ian and Ruth Gawler website.
PO Box 84 Bonville, NSW 2441, Australia
Phone/Fax +61 2 6653 4130
Email: info@treksafe.com.au
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Last updated: June 2010