Press Release

Two mountain medicine specialists join the Board of Directors

Communications Team · Mountain Injury Foundation

April 28, 20262 min read

The appointments strengthen the foundation's clinical oversight as its research programme grows.

KATHMANDU — The Mountain Injury Foundation has appointed two specialists in mountain medicine to its Board of Directors.

The appointments strengthen clinical oversight of the foundation's rescue and research programmes as both continue to grow.

Written by

Communications Team

Mountain Injury Foundation

Filed under

Press Release

Share

September 22, 2026
Inside a record rescue season in the Khumbu
Our volunteer teams answered more calls above 5,000 metres this spring than in any season before. Here is what we learned from the people on the ground, and what it means for how we train, equip, and respond next year.
Rescue
Impact
8 min
August 31, 2026
New field training expands rescue readiness in the Himalaya
Forty guides completed our advanced rope-rescue course, adding certified first responders to three remote valleys.
Rescue
Training
4 min
August 12, 2026
The next generation of high-altitude health research
A new partnership brings portable diagnostics to base camps, helping clinicians spot HACE and HAPE earlier.
Research
Health
5 min