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
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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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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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
Rupina La, Nepal – 1984
Rupina La, Nepal – 1984 Happy Memories from Tim Harvey We all set off from Kathmandu and then from near Gorka, proceeded ...
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Chimborazo, Ecuador – 1979
Chimborazo, Ecuador – 1979 Our aim was the recently opened Refugio Edward Whymper (5000m) with access to the summit of Chimborazo (6310m) ...
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Kanchenjunga, Nepal – 1999
Kanchenjunga, Nepal – 1999 The plan was to walk up to the Kangchenjuna base camp at Pangpema from Ghunsa then make our base ...
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