Engineered for hypoxic environments, rapid ascents, and high-altitude wilderness expeditions. The Alpine Summit Pack is a critical-care, doctor-prescribed medical kit designed for mountaineers, high-altitude trekkers, and alpine climbers operating above 2,500m (8,200ft) where acute hypobaric hypoxia, severe cold, and delayed evacuation demand immediate physiological intervention.
Key Benefits
Complete Altitude Spectrum Coverage: Dedicated medications targeting Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High-Altitude Cerebral Oedema (HACE), and High-Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPE).
Flexible Expedition Sizing: Base 5-day AMS prophylaxis kit with customizable acetazolamide add-on increments up to a full 30-day expedition duration.
GPhC-Registered Dispensing: Prescribed by UK-registered clinicians and fulfilled by an accredited UK pharmacy.
Transit Advice: Always pack your kit in your hand luggage to protect against extreme hold temperatures and transit loss.
What’s inside?
Every medication is supplied in complete manufacturer blister packaging, clearly labelled by our UK-registered dispensing pharmacy with your personal details and dosing guidelines.
Acetazolamide 250mg (10 Tablets | 125mg Twice Daily for 5 Days – Base Pack)
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that induces mild metabolic acidosis, stimulating central ventilation to accelerate natural acclimatisation and prevent/treat mild-to-moderate Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). (Extended duration variants available in 5-day increments).
⚠️ Clinical Advisory: Acetazolamide is a sulfonamide derivative. Screen for severe sulfonamide hypersensitivity. Frequent, harmless side effects include peripheral paresthesia (tingling in fingers/toes) and mild diuresis.
Dexamethasone 2mg (21 Tablets | 8mg Stat, then 4mg Four Times Daily for up to 5 Days)
Potent systemic corticosteroid for the emergency standby management of life-threatening High-Altitude Cerebral Oedema (HACE) or severe, incapacitating AMS during mandatory descent or while awaiting helicopter evacuation.
Nifedipine 30mg Modified-Release (10 Tablets | 30mg Twice Daily for 5 Days)
Targeted calcium channel blocker acting as a pulmonary vasodilator to reduce elevated pulmonary artery pressures in the emergency standby treatment of High-Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPE).
How it Works
Add this and any other personal travel pharmacy environmental packs to your basket and checkout; you’ll be asked to complete a short additional questionnaire.
After successful payment, you'll receive a medical registration form, an ID Verification link, and a medication purchase form; please complete all three. (If you are a returning customer, then you only need to complete the medication purchase form.
One of our prescribing clinical team will review your order and completed forms to ensure each medication is safe and clinically appropriate for your profile.
Our partner UK-registered pharmacy will dispense your order in protective, tamper-evident travel packaging and deliver it to your door within two hours in London or 24 hours for the rest of the UK.
Expedition Duration & Pricing Options
Select the duration matching your planned itinerary above 2,500m. The base pack includes full HACE (Dexamethasone) and HAPE (Nifedipine) emergency standby courses, plus 5 days of AMS cover. Additional days add 10 tablets (125mg BD) of Acetazolamide per 5-day increment.
For extended trips at an altitude of over 2,500m for longer than 30 days, please book an Expedition Medical Consultation with one of our expedition doctors.
National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) Guidance (click to view)
The Golden Rule of Altitude: Medications do not replace descent. Acetazolamide aids acclimatisation, but if symptoms of severe AMS, HACE, or HAPE develop, use emergency medications only to stabilise the casualty while you initiate immediate descent.
Controlled Storage: Protect tablets from moisture and crushing within a rigid, waterproof case stored inside your summit pack.
Engineered for hypoxic environments, rapid ascents, and high-altitude wilderness expeditions. The Alpine Summit Pack is a critical-care, doctor-prescribed medical kit designed for mountaineers, high-altitude trekkers, and alpine climbers operating above 2,500m (8,200ft) where acute hypobaric hypoxia, severe cold, and delayed evacuation demand immediate physiological intervention.
Key Benefits
Complete Altitude Spectrum Coverage: Dedicated medications targeting Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High-Altitude Cerebral Oedema (HACE), and High-Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPE).
Flexible Expedition Sizing: Base 5-day AMS prophylaxis kit with customizable acetazolamide add-on increments up to a full 30-day expedition duration.
GPhC-Registered Dispensing: Prescribed by UK-registered clinicians and fulfilled by an accredited UK pharmacy.
Transit Advice: Always pack your kit in your hand luggage to protect against extreme hold temperatures and transit loss.
What’s inside?
Every medication is supplied in complete manufacturer blister packaging, clearly labelled by our UK-registered dispensing pharmacy with your personal details and dosing guidelines.
Acetazolamide 250mg (10 Tablets | 125mg Twice Daily for 5 Days – Base Pack)
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that induces mild metabolic acidosis, stimulating central ventilation to accelerate natural acclimatisation and prevent/treat mild-to-moderate Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). (Extended duration variants available in 5-day increments).
⚠️ Clinical Advisory: Acetazolamide is a sulfonamide derivative. Screen for severe sulfonamide hypersensitivity. Frequent, harmless side effects include peripheral paresthesia (tingling in fingers/toes) and mild diuresis.
Dexamethasone 2mg (21 Tablets | 8mg Stat, then 4mg Four Times Daily for up to 5 Days)
Potent systemic corticosteroid for the emergency standby management of life-threatening High-Altitude Cerebral Oedema (HACE) or severe, incapacitating AMS during mandatory descent or while awaiting helicopter evacuation.
Nifedipine 30mg Modified-Release (10 Tablets | 30mg Twice Daily for 5 Days)
Targeted calcium channel blocker acting as a pulmonary vasodilator to reduce elevated pulmonary artery pressures in the emergency standby treatment of High-Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (HAPE).
How it Works
Add this and any other personal travel pharmacy environmental packs to your basket and checkout; you’ll be asked to complete a short additional questionnaire.
After successful payment, you'll receive a medical registration form, an ID Verification link, and a medication purchase form; please complete all three. (If you are a returning customer, then you only need to complete the medication purchase form.
One of our prescribing clinical team will review your order and completed forms to ensure each medication is safe and clinically appropriate for your profile.
Our partner UK-registered pharmacy will dispense your order in protective, tamper-evident travel packaging and deliver it to your door within two hours in London or 24 hours for the rest of the UK.
Expedition Duration & Pricing Options
Select the duration matching your planned itinerary above 2,500m. The base pack includes full HACE (Dexamethasone) and HAPE (Nifedipine) emergency standby courses, plus 5 days of AMS cover. Additional days add 10 tablets (125mg BD) of Acetazolamide per 5-day increment.
For extended trips at an altitude of over 2,500m for longer than 30 days, please book an Expedition Medical Consultation with one of our expedition doctors.
National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) Guidance (click to view)
The Golden Rule of Altitude: Medications do not replace descent. Acetazolamide aids acclimatisation, but if symptoms of severe AMS, HACE, or HAPE develop, use emergency medications only to stabilise the casualty while you initiate immediate descent.
Controlled Storage: Protect tablets from moisture and crushing within a rigid, waterproof case stored inside your summit pack.
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