Dr Kami Sherpa 2, AMS and Porter Health
Type
Audio
Change log
Authors
Loomis, Molly
Abstract
Dr. Kami Sherpa discusses why high altitude mountain sickness seems to be increasing; the health of Rai porters; the future of altitude illness; measures being taken to improve porter education and porter health. These recordings were made on a trek in the spring of 2011 up to Mount Everest Base Camp. The recordings span a wide variety of topics from making and drinking chang to the work of Mount Everest's 'ice fall doctors'.
Description
.wav and .mp3 versions of audio file
Keywords
sherpa, everest, trekking, yak, herding
Is Part Of
Publisher
World Oral Literature Project