A group of us in our early thirties were badly overworked in the medical mayhem of junior doctor imprisonment and needed to escape. The society was formed in the doctors’ mess of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, in the autumn of 1976.
During that spring and summer evening meetings were held in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham to assemble the team, design research projects, make contact with a trekking company and airline, and get ideas for raising money.
Everest Base Camp 2025 Research Volunteers Needed
Detection, Prediction and Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness
To read the full patient information sheet please click here: PATIENT INFORMATION SHEET Inclusion Criteria Aged over 18 and under 65 Currently ...
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Virtual Reality Cycling at High Altitude: An investigation in international trekkers to understand the symptoms of high altitude
This study is a collaboration with Oxford University, if you want further detail please visit the participant information sheet.
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Carbon Offset Woodland
Medical expeditions and indeed all expeditions pollute the environment: carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, plastic waste, bodily excretions, etc. Of course, there are also benefits such as local employment, increased economic ...
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Book Release – ‘Gasping Thin Air’ by Jo Bradwell
An account of 15 major expeditions to the great mountains of the world, numerous alpine adventures and big walks. 450pp, 300 colour photographs, 100 line drawings and 16 detailed colour maps. ...
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Expeditions
Karakoram, Pakistan – 1987
Karakoram, Pakistan – 1987 The interesting journey via Islamabad and Skardu with views of Nanga Parbat, mighty rivers, apricots drying, mulberries dropping ...
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Grand Annapurna Traverse, Nepal – 2022
Grand Annapurna Traverse, Nepal – 2022 There are so many grey days, months and years that slip by without leaving any mark ...
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Chacaltaya, Bolivia – 2002
Chacaltaya, Bolivia – 2002 Bolivia is not the country to choose for baseline observations at sea level but arrival in La Paz gives ...
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