Altitude sickness Archive

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Emergency pharmacy for trekking tours and mountain expeditions in the Indian Himalayas

Posted on 25. June 2017 (27. July 2020) by Sarah Appelt

The Indian Himalayas are high, huge and not inhabited for large parts. On trekking or mountain tours, you often meet no human soul for days, except for a few shepherds. Villages can usually only be found at the start and end points of the trekking tours. And even here you will mostly not find a […]

Altitude sickness – underestimated danger of the mountains

Posted on 2. March 2014 (27. July 2020) by Sarah Appelt

Here is an article by Sigmund Haider on the interesting topic of altitude sickness: In the course of the 19th century, people began to discover the mountains, especially the Alps, as an infinite playground for their desire for conquest. In In the 20th century, the mountain world was increasingly instrumentalized as a playground for the […]