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Dr. Paul Auerbach is the world's leading outdoor health expert. His blog offers tips on outdoor safety and advice on how to handle wilderness emergencies.

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Continuing Medical Education in Nepal

By Paul S. Auerbach, MD | Published Sep 12, 2011

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There are two continuing medical education trips coming up in the spring of 2012 that might appeal to anyone who wishes to trek in Nepal. The first is the “Everest Experience” sponsored by the Wilderness Medical Society and hosted by Peak Promotion Pvt. Ltd of Kathmandu. There will be three trips offered, each with a trek to Everest Base Camp from Lukla and of approximately 21 days duration (which includes travel time from the U.S.). The start dates (arrival in Kathmandu) are March 31, April 10, and April 23. The approximate itinerary is:

Day 01	Arrival in Kathmandu transfer to Hotel Welcome dinner
Day 02	Sightseeing in Kathmandu, Preparation day
Day 03	Fly to Lukla Trek to Phakding
Day 04	Namche
Day 05	Namche - Hike to Khumjung, Syangboche
Day 06	Tengboche
Day 07	Pheriche
Day 08	Pheriche - Rest day
Day 09	Lobuche
Day 10	Gorakshep-Kalapatthar-Gorakshep
Day 11	Everest Base Camp
Day 12	Everest Base Camp
Day 13	Pheriche
Day 14	Namche
Day 15	Lukla
Day 16	Fly to Kathmandu
Day 17	Rest in Kathmandu, Farewell dinner
Day 18	Final Departure

There’s also a 28-day option for each of the trips that includes climbing to Camp 2 on Mount Everest, and even a 40-day option that includes climbing to Camp 4. I plan to be on the 21-day trip that begins April 23. You can review the programs and opportunities at the Wilderness Medical Society website: www.wms.org.

Another good-looking trip is being headed by my wonderful friend Robert ‘Brownie’ Schoene, MD of Bozeman, Montana. Entitled ‘Trekking Nepal: Rocks and Docs in the Annapurna Sanctuary’ and under the auspices of Princeton Journeys and Outdoor Action, this trip will take place in another part of Nepal from May 5-22, 2012. I was hoping to travel with Brownie on this adventure, but I will be trekking to Mt. Everest while he begins his journey in Pokhara and then takes in the panoramic vistas on the way to Annapurna South Base Camp. You can review this program at http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/alumni/programs/Nepal2012.shtml.