The Last Season in Nepal

Tess and Producer Hywel reflect on the journey with the help of questions from Jeremy from the Mountain Medicine Blog. Which, if you'd like it check it out, is here!

Time to close up shop, take some last minute expeditions with Charlotte, and talk about the future.  

Whilst the challenge of living at altitude gets harder, a patient with high altitude pulmonary oedema provides a challenge.

Tess reflects on a terrible night after witnessing first hand the worst consequences of altitude sickness. 

Tess journeys higher to the second post in Gokyo, and witnesses more interesting patients. Meanwhile an unexpected arrival in the town brings concern. 

Water is quite important.  So much so, it deserves its own episode.  And a dance remix. 

Evacuations of many kinds have all happened recently.  Take a tour of the toilet and learn about the perils of contact lenses.

The first patient at Tess’ new home is not quite who she imagined... 

Tess explores Kathmandu, experiencing monsoon rain and monsoon paperwork. 

Would you like to swap your job for life in an outpost at 4000 ‘Everest’ metres?  Meet Tess, who is going to do that with you.