CANCELED - Safe Adventuring at High Altitude, with Dr Andy Luks
- Mon, Mar 16, 2020 from 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
- Global Adventures Committee
- The Mountaineers
- iCal
Altitude illness risk increases steeply anytime you plan to spend appreciable time above 8000 feet altitude. Join in this workshop with local professor, pulmonary critical care physician and internationally recognized expert in altitude medicine, Dr. Andy Luks from the University of Washington, and learn how to minimize the risk of altitude illness, how to recognize the symptoms in often ambiguous situations, and what to do once you recognize them.