Expedition and high-altitude medical.
A fitness assessment for trekking, expeditions and high-altitude travel, with advice on altitude illness.
Insurance, legal and specialist
- A doctor every time
- Today, every day.
What's involved
The doctor assesses your heart, chest and general fitness for the demands of an expedition or high-altitude travel, checks for conditions that hypoxia can worsen, and advises on preventing altitude sickness, including whether a preventive medicine such as acetazolamide is appropriate. Any form your expedition provider requires is completed.
Good to know
Tell the doctor your itinerary, the altitude and the conditions, so the assessment and advice fit your trip. Bring your provider's form if there is one.
Expedition and high-altitude medical at a glance
Who it is for
- Trekkers, climbers and expedition members heading to altitude or remote areas
What the doctor checks
- Heart, chest and general fitness, conditions worsened by hypoxia, and altitude illness risk
Who can sign it
- Any GMC-registered doctor
Turnaround
- Same day
What to bring
- Your itinerary and altitude details, any provider form, and your medicines list
| Who it is for | Trekkers, climbers and expedition members heading to altitude or remote areas |
| What the doctor checks | Heart, chest and general fitness, conditions worsened by hypoxia, and altitude illness risk |
| Who can sign it | Any GMC-registered doctor |
| Turnaround | Same day |
| What to bring | Your itinerary and altitude details, any provider form, and your medicines list |
What to bring
Bring your itinerary and altitude details, your expedition provider's form if there is one, and a list of your current medicines.
Pricing
£120 for a 15-minute consultation and certificate. Any tests or drug screening are an additional charge, confirmed with you at the consultation before anything is sent. You pay after your consultation in person; video and phone consultations are paid at booking.
Heading for altitude?
Today, every day. Begin your consultation online, or book a slot and see a doctor in person, by video, or by phone.
See all our medicals and certificates at /clinic/medicals-and-certificates.