Everest base camp Doctor

Those interested in becoming the expedition  Doctor for Adventure Consultants please read on.  

The arrival date into Katmandu would be 27 March with a couple of days
to get orientated and sort the medical kit before the clients arrive.
Then you would travel into basecamp departing KTM on April 1 for the 9
day trek to base camp. You'd be positioned there for the duration and
have the 9 clients, 4 guides and about 25 Sherpa staff to look after.
Generally there are the usual GI and respiratory complaints to deal with
on the way up the valley but once we are established at basecamp we are
in a contained environment and have good control over the hygiene and
health issues that may have been prevalent are isolated and addressed.
We also have a trekking group who will be a day behind the main group on
the walk in and there may be some requirement to assist them at times.
Generally the doctor will stay around base camp the entire time and be
available for team members and Sherpa staff at all times. It is usual
that we have Sherpas traveling at different times on the mountain and
there will always be some around basecamp who have the odd minor ailment
to address. Of course some times there is a lot of activity, which of
course we hope to avoid but the mountains being as it is there is always
some drama going on which is probably quite similar to Denali (in north
America) but busier.


The HRA will have a base at camp and all the other expeditions send
their climbers to them for treatment. We could go down this track too if
we do not get someone to join our team but we prefer the 'in house' care
that our own doctor provides and besides, the expedition is often of
great interest to our doctors being involved. I'm afraid there would be
no scope for personal climbing during the expedition (although you could
conceivably go climbing before or after the trip) due to the need to
have someone in base camp while the expedition is running.



We pay travel costs and provide tickets for return airfares from your
home and expenses whilst on the expedition apart from personal costs
such as alcohol, gifts, phone calls etc. We pay a US$1000 stipend for
your participation and the expectation is for you to provide care to the
expedition members and AC staff on the trip and to complete an inventory
at the completion of the expedition. There will be a small contribution
of time required to assist in putting together another medical kit for
our Mera peak expedition that runs concurrently.



We have a fairly comprehensive medical kit and we would forward this to
you before you leave so you were familiar with the kit. We generally buy
provisions for the kit in Kathmandu although there are some drugs best
sourced in the states. We'd arrange a phone call with our doctor from
last year which would help you get a handle on how it all operates.