Overview
Continuing your trek after getting sick is generally not advisable. Here are some key considerations
1. Assess Your Symptoms
Mild Infection If minor – such as a headache or light stomach ache you may be able to rest and carry on. However, listen to your body.
Severe Symptoms If any of the following symptoms persist, such as severe headache, repeated nausea, dizziness, or any symptoms of AMS, do not continue.
2. Altitude Sickness
Urgent Action The only thing you can do if you feel that you have altitude sickness is to go down to a lower height. Continuing to trek to high altitude means your case is deteriorating.
3. Rest and Recovery
Rest for A While Sometimes all you need is rest for one or two days. You can always inform your guide, who will help modify the schedule accordingly.
4. Consult Your Guide
Professional Advice Your guide will be trained to observe your condition and make intelligent decisions about your continuation or descent.
5. Safety Above All
Health First Trekkers should not commence the trek if they are ill as it will prove risky for themselves and others in the group.
6. Emergency Plan
Know your options: Know how to get back down to a lower elevation or seek medical attention if you need to.
What this means, more simply, is that if a person does not feel well, then the concrete evaluation of being sick should be highly considered for taking priority over the continuation of the trek.
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