Travel At High Altitude, a booklet that can be freely download by clicking this link - a guide to staying healthy in the mountains.

1. Booking Information for Medex Hidden Valley Expedition 2008

2. Download latest Newsletter

3. The International HAPE Database www.altitude.org/hape.htm

4. Important dates for 2008

5. Research proposals for Hidden Valley Expedition 2008

Under 18 and interested in attending an expedition?

Try societies such as the Young Explorers Trust, or the Dorset Expeditionary Society (DES).
DES is a Registered Charity, which exists to promote adventure and challenge for young people, not for profit www.dorsetexp.co.uk

World Climb - web based directory of climbing organisations http://www.worldclimb.com/

Books

The High Altitude Medicine Handbook, third edition. Details of Andy and Dave's book can be viewed by clicking the link below

http://www.radcliffe-oxford.com/books/bookdetail.asp?ISBN=1+85775+849+8)

Journals

High Altitude Medicine and Biology Journal: www.liebertpub.com/HAM/default1.asp

Journal of Travel Medicine:  www.istm.org

Clubs and Societies

Alpine Club: www.alpine-club.org.uk

The International HAPE Database www.altitude.org/hape.htm

APEX Altitude research group http://www.apex-altitude.com/

Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society: www.bmres.org.uk

CIWEC Clinic Kathmandu: www.ciwec-clinic.com

Expedition Advisory Centre: www.rgs.org

Himalaya Rescue Association: www.himalayanrescue.com

IKAR website. The International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR MEDCOM was founded in 1948 by the Alpine countries as a sub-commission of the International Commission for Mountain Rescue with the aim of improving medical treatment of casualties in the mountains. http://www.mountainmedicine.org/mmed/icarmedcom/papers.html

International Society for Mountain Medicine: www.ismmed.org

ISMM Aug 12-16 2004: The 6th World Congress of The International Society for Mountain Medicine at Xining in China.  Followed by the Lhasa meeting 18-20th August for details visit: www.ismm.org

International Porter Protection Group: www.ippg.net

International Society of Travel Medicine: www.istm.org

UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) Mountain Medicine Centre: www.theBMC.co.uk

UIAA: www.uiaa.ch

Wilderness Medicine Society: www.wms.org

Travel Medicine Links

Customs Notice 'Taking medicines with you when you go abroad' which lists what quantity of controlled drugs are allowed before a licence is required, and how to get one
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/graphics/4.pdf

UK Accommodation

Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Langdale. For more than a decade Medex has been meeting every year in this wonderful hotel in the heart of the English Lake District.  http://www.odg.co.uk/langdale.html

Weather

Weather forecasting www.weatherweb.net

Hurricaine watch, weather and yacht tracking www.sailwx.info

Members websites

Martin Penilly's Participation in the Everest Marathon 2003: www.everestmarathon.org.uk 

Mountain Photography

For some stunning pictures of Mustang check out this link: http://www.daveontrek.co.uk/Pages/Main%20Pages/Photogall.htm

Ski Accommodation

Hotel Alpengluhn, Obergurgl, Austria. Sally's sister, Rosemarie, owns and runs a super Hotel in the Austrian village of Obergurgl. The skiing is superb and the hotel is better. If you do go be sure to mention Medex when you book. http://www.burghotel-tirol.at/  email:burghotel@netway

Hotel Beausoleil, Chamonix offers reasonably priced accommodation in a small village between Chamonix and Argentiere. It's family run and is the venue for our Medex March ski trip. hotel.beausoleil@liberysurf.fr    http://www.chamonixleguide.com/beausoleil/

Maps

Online maps of Antarctica http://usarc.usgs.gov/ant-ogc-viewer/viewer.htm

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