High altitude sickness and Safety: High-altitude sickness occurs when your body can’t get enough oxygen because the lower air pressure at higher elevation above 3,000m. when you ascend too quickly during the trek. At High elevation anyone at any time can be suffering from high-altitude sickness which is common, you don’t have to be nervous but please be attention.
Symptoms of High-Altitude: If you feel symptoms of high- altitude (Headache, vomiting, loss your appetite, Dizziness and trouble falling asleep) stop to ascending immediately descend as possible. Eat enough garlic soup, take lots of hot drinks and rest. Next day you will feel better, if not your guide will look for another solution. We can arrange an emergency helicopter evacuation.
Emergency Helicopter Evacuation: Your safety is our absolute priority. In the event of serious illness or injury, our guides are trained to act immediately. They will maintain constant communication with our Kathmandu-based agency to coordinate a rapid response.
We can arrange an emergency helicopter evacuation from any point on the trail back to Kathmandu within a few hours (weather permitting). To ensure a smooth and life-saving rescue, we require all our guests to have travel insurance that specifically covers high-altitude helicopter rescue and medical evacuation. Our team will handle all the logistics with your insurance provider and the helicopter operators so that you can focus entirely on recovery.
Travel Insurance: Nobody knowable when and where any one sick or injured. Your safety is paramount in the remote mountain regions, treating a serious injury or illness can take a long time if relying on ground transport to the nearest clinic.
• Only the Helicopter is one of the fastest rescue services but is extremely expensive. If you are paying out of pocket (uninsured or "balance billed").
• Action Required: We strongly advise you to issue a comprehensive travel insurance policy from your home country or in Kathmandu. Your policy must specifically cover emergency helicopter rescue.
Pro Tip: Please Always carry a digital and printed copy of your insurance certificate and the 24-hour emergency contact number for your provider.
Communication and Emergency Support: In the event of a serious illness or injury, your guide will immediately contact our Kathmandu office to coordinate a helicopter rescue. Please be aware that most of the remote trekking regions lacks Wi-Fi and mobile network coverage.
To ensure your safety, we provide a satellite phone for every remote adventure treks and expedition.This set includes a full credit balance, extra batteries, and a solar charger to ensure we can always maintain communication for 24 hours emergency services.
Himalayan Experience Trek welcomes you to Nepal, the land of Himalaya, where we can offer a variety of experiences to make your holidays a truly memorable one in Nepal, India and Tibet, especially adventure trip, remote mountains region of Nepal.