The Last Season in Nepal: Recent Episodes
Tessa Coulson and Hywel Evans
Join Dr Tessa Coulson on a three month adventure to rescue posts in the Everest region. Bring your thermal underwear, and toothpaste.
Tess is a family doctor who took a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to Nepal to work as a medic. She has taken a microphone (you) with her. Sending back audio diary entries whilst journeying from Manchester UK, via Kathmandu, Tess’s destinations are rescue posts in the Everest region at Machhermo and Gokyo.
Treating trekkers and porters at altitude, join Tess and experience living in a sub-zero sleeping bag in some of the most beautiful landscapes on the planet.
Please support Low Fat Radio to enable us to make more podcasts, here (https://www.lowfatradio.com/donate) - - - - Written and Presented by Tessa Coulson Produced by Hywel Evans and Tessa Coulson Music and Editing by Hywel Evans Additional Editing by Paul Webster Artwork by Richard Ross Thanks immeasurably to our executive producer Anthony Gay, Charlotte Wilson for her heroic on-site production, Edi Albert for his speaking voice, Dr Jeremy Windsor for his enthusiasm and support, and Mike Newman for bringing some AudioBoom. And the trip would not have been possible without the wonderful International Porter Protection Group and Community Action 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.
Evacuations of many kinds have all happened recently. Take a tour of the toilet and learn about the perils of contact lenses.
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.