High Altitude Training | Altitude Sickness Harley Street | Altitude Preparation London | High Altitude Pulmonary Odema Treatment
Holiday and charity expeditions to high altitude (above 3000m)
are becomming increasing common. More people every year are taking to
mountains and high altitute for trekking, climbing, ski-touring and
other persuits but screening, prevention and treatment of altitude
related illness is poorly provided due to the lack of expertise.
Altitude related illness can strike suddenly and is often fatal.
Fortunately most cases of Acute Mountain Sickness ('AMS') and the more
severe forms such as High Altitude Pulmonary Odema (HAPE) and High
Altitude Cerebral Odema (HACE) are avoidable and with the right
preparation and advice at hand, either on the mountains or remotely,
the risks associated with these conditions can reduced enormously.
At 76 Harley Street we have a world-class team of high altitude
specialists, many of whom are pioneers in physiology, genetics, and
medical best practice. Extreme altitude is frequently used as research
'testbed' to understand how the body reacts under extremes of stress
and where very little oxygen is available, as occurs in severe illness.
Much of our understanding of how to survive in such conditions are the
same principles we apply in preventative medicine and improving
human performance both physical and cognitive.
We believe we are the UK's first dedicated High Altitude clinic. Our
experts include Dr Mike Grocott, Professor Hugh Montgomery and
We work with a wide range of individuals and organisations, from people interested in or organising expeditions:
Individuals planning a high altitude trek (eg Kilimanjaro, Inca Trail, Base Camp Everest)
Charities and Celebrities, and those planning to take minors and disabled climber to altitude
Guiding groups and expedition companies requiring medical input case-by-case or for whole expeditions
High Altitude / Mountain Medicine treatments & services at 76 Harley Street
Pre Expedition health screening
Full Cardiac and Cardio-pulmonary health risk assessment
Pre expedition physical training and conditioning
Existing condition stabilisation and mangement
Expedition saftey audit and training for Guides and attending Doctors
Mountain medical input and doctor secondment for expeditions
Post expedition medical screening and treatment
Prophylactic acclimatisation drug for rapid ascent profiles
Several 76 organised expeditions with full medical support (4,000m to 6,000m +)
Medical Director, High Altitude Medicine Specialist
Jack is a health and human performance consultant with experience spanning 18 years of business, information technology, emergency medicine and high altitude physiology. Jack consults and lectures internationally for corporations in health risk management and human performance, and is founder and managing director of the Centre for Health and Human Performance.
