Monica Piris
High-altitude expedition physician with nearly two decades of experience on Himalayan expeditions including Everest, specializing in altitude illness, expedition preparation, and rescue medicine.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 47min
Inside expedition medicine: Keeping people alive in the harshest places on Earth
Monica Piris, a high-altitude expedition physician with years on Everest, and Nathan Hudson-Peacock, an emergency doctor turned expedition medic, share gripping field stories. They cover sudden high-altitude cerebral edema, improvised rescues, what goes into preparing teams, risks beyond altitude like frostbite and infections, and how climate change and remote work reshape medical practice.
