Safe Adventuring at High Altitude with Dr Andy Luks

Outdoor adventures at high altitudes expose the human body to effects  that can be serious to fatal.  Fortunately, people planning such adventures have a lot of past research and practical guidelines available to them to reduce the likelihood of serious altitude illness and to recognize and manage the symptoms if they occur on their trip to minimize negative outcomes.  Dr Luks will bring his considerable technical, research and clinical expertise and personal experience to bear to share the latest knowledge and guidelines with Mountaineers who are planning to lead or participate in an adventure at high altitude.

Those who are required to take this seminar before going on an upcoming high-altitude Global Adventure will stay a bit longer after the seminar to take a quiz and discuss how to handle various scenarios they may encounter.

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Andrew Luks, M.D., M.S., is a board certified physician at the Chest Clinic at Harborview and a UW professor of Medicine and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.  In addition to his work caring for critically ill patients, Dr. Luks provides consultative services on an outpatient basis to individuals seeking advice about travel and other activities at high altitude, and is an author or co-author of many seminal technical articles about high altitude medicine.   Outside of his work in the hospital, Dr. Luks enjoys mountain climbing, back-country skiing and outdoor photography, and he has generously shared his time and expertise on multiple past occasions with Mountaineers members wishing to learn how to adventure safely at high altitude.