This clinic is designed for travelers, athletes, hikers, and mountaineers who want to better understand and manage the challenges associated with high altitude.

This clinic offers an immersion into the world of high altitude.

Objectives

Discover what high altitude is, its effects on the human body, and the key principles of acclimatization.

Participants will leave with concrete tips and tricks from the field to help them move more safely and efficiently in the mountains.

Clinic content

Discover high altitude, its effects on the human body, and the key principles of acclimatization.

Identify the specific risks associated with high altitude.

List the rules for safe climbing, prevention strategies, and the main medical problems associated with high altitude.

Focus on the principles of acclimatization: gradual adaptation to altitude, climbing strategies, hydration, nutrition.

Required equipment

Equipment to bring: None, or a pencil and notebook for taking notes.

* Le Moulin Marcoux has only a few parking spaces. We therefore invite you to park at the following locations:

Île Notre-Dame parking lot

2. Church parking lot

3. Community center

You may also park in the parking lots of nearby businesses during their closing hours.

95^$ per person

Louis is an unconditional mountain enthusiast. Between 1999 and 2010, he undertook several expeditions in the Andes, Alaska, and the Yukon. These early trips allowed him to accumulate several ascents of mountains over 6,000 meters. In 2007, he began to focus his attention on the great 8,000-meter peaks of the Himalayas. For example, he opened new routes on Nanga Parbat (8,126 meters), Gasherbrum 1 (8,068 meters), and Broad Peak (8,051 meters). He has also attempted K2 (8,611m) three times without oxygen. Louis now travels the world in search of unknown technical peaks with the aim of opening new routes or climbing unexplored slopes. He has guided groups in the Karakoram range, the Andes, and to the summit of Aconcagua. Louis is also trained as a first responder in remote areas and has taken part in several high-altitude search and rescue operations. He is the co-founder of Trek Monde, a travel agency specializing in organizing trekking trips.

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