Our guest blogger today is Huw Miles, a freelance Expedition leader, river guide and outdoors instructor. Here, he gives a run-down of the best ways to avoid altitude sickness if you are planning on climbing big peaks or trekking at above 3,000 metres.
Did you see the Telegraph travel section last weekend? Our expedition medicine and travel health guru, James Moore, had a glowing write up from Richard Madden of the Telegraph.
Is the LOTC Expedition Quality Badge actually benefiting student learning experiences or is it favouring a select few companies? Our highly controversial and much talked about blog on the ethics of current “best practice” within the educational expedition sector.