Mission
Minimize the frequency and severity of mountain-related injuries through comprehensive education initiatives, evidence-based research, and strategic advocacy efforts.
Safer mountains beginbefore the emergency.
Nepal welcomes over 170,000 trekkers into the high Himalaya every year. Mountain Injury Foundation exists so more of them come home safely.
Who we are
The Best Defense Against Mountain Crisis Is a Community Built to Meet It
Our leadership
Our team brings together experienced climbers, expedition planners, and technologists who know the mountains firsthand. Together, we coordinate fast, well-equipped rescues and bring people home safely.
Meet the teamVision
A future in which mountain activities and expeditions are pursued responsibly, with paramount consideration given to participant safety, health, and overall well-being.
What we do
When the mountain turns dangerous, here's how we respond
Rescue. Recovery. Rehabilitation. We meet Nepal's mountain emergencies from the first call for help to the long road back to full strength.
Rescue operations
When minutes matter
24/7 volunteer network at altitude. Rapid response coordination. Helicopter evacuation. 800-1,200 operations every year.
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Medical recovery
Survival begins recovery
Hospital partnerships. Intensive rehabilitation. Psychological support. Because surviving the mountain shouldn't mean facing recovery alone.
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Prevention training
Building expertise
Trained guide network. Early symptom recognition. Rescue protocol training. Prevention is still our strongest intervention.
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Research infrastructure
Evidence over opinion
The Mountain Injury Observatory: centralized data, real outcomes, evidence over opinion.
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Active fundraising campaign
$100 Million for the Himalayas
Nepal's highest peaks still have no coordinated rescue network, no shared injury data, and no formal safety training for the guides who work them. The $100 Million for the Himalayas campaign is how we build all three.
Give $20
A frostbite kit for one rescue
Give $50
A day of altitude-safety training for a guide
Give $100
A week of rehab for a recovering climber
Empowering Lives, Inspiring Hope, Creating Change
Learn moreEvery program we run is grounded in real high-altitude injury data.
The Scale We're Built to Meet
- donation targeted
- $100Mdonation targeted
- impact targeted
- 600kimpact targeted
- volunteers targeted
- 200kvolunteers targeted
Testimonies
Stories from the field
Voices from the guides, volunteers, and climbers who live this work above 5,000 metres.
Events & Programs
Join the people building safer, stronger mountain communities through shared learning and practical action.
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Makalu guide safety exchange
Makalu Region, Nepal
High Altitude Medical Training
Thorang La Pass, Nepal
High-altitude first response workshop
Kathmandu, Nepal
Community recovery roundtable
Pokhara, Nepal
Mountain health research forum
Namche Bazaar, Nepal
Latest News
Stories, breakthroughs, and field notes from the people and places that shape our work.
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August 31, 2026
New field training expands rescue readiness in the Himalaya
August 12, 2026
The next generation of high-altitude health research
July 23, 2026
Guide-led care strengthens recovery beyond the mountain
July 08, 2026
What local knowledge teaches us about safer climbing
June 18, 2026
A season of shared action across mountain communities
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