Recognising Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) and how to help prevent it.
Category: Advice & Guidance
Altitude sickness is a potentially serious condition faced by many adventurous travellers venturing to altitude. It’s not just those climbing mountains like Kilimanjaro (5,895m) or Mount Elbrus (5,642m) or even the lower altitudes of Jebel Toubkal (4,167m), as you might expect. The symptoms of (AMS) Acute Mountain Sickness, can be encountered at altitudes as low as 2,500m.