Our client gets high altitude sickness in Annapurna base camp

Our client gets high altitude sickness in Annapurna base camp trekking

Our client in Annapurna base camp yesterday. Yesterday is 15-03-2011.The trekking guide is Dawa Sherpa. He call me we are in   Annapurna base camp. Today’s weather is   excellent in Annapurna base camp. Here is fresh snow in Annapurna base camp; the lodge owner said yesterday was snow fallen here. He said afternoon is covered by cloud in base camp.  Again he phone to me our client is sick and very tired; I think it is high altitude sickness he said.

The client can’t walk we have to do helicopter rescue.  I request to give phone to the guest. Also guest want to rescue but he said I can’t afford rescue helicopter charge. He request to talk with insurance company. Insurance company contact to Helicopter Company. 14 march  afternoon the insurance company allow to rescue  him but it is two o’clock noon  mountains are already cover by cloud. The helicopter company decide to fly tomorrow early in the morning but in Base camp today is very windy  it is not possible to land  heli in Annapurna base camp so that they decide to  walk down. Afternoon  the are in Deurali. In Deurali we have phone contact. Again the insurance company talks with guest then they decide tomorrow heli will pick up form Deurali.  Today 16March 16, 2011 helicopter rescue from Deurali to Pokhara then Kathmandu. He arrives in Kathmandu at 10 o’clock then carrying by ambulance to the SIWE clinic travel medicine center Lazimpat. The medical doctor is check up him.  He said you don’t need to hospitalize here your body became a normal. You had good decision to rescue the helicopter the doctor said. The helicopter charge is one hour 2500 USD for Annapurna base camp 2 hour and 45m.

Now he is resting in Hotel. Every things are OK.  Tomorrow he fly Kathmandu to Bangkok. I wish have a nice journey.