A 41-year-old member from Germany experienced respiratory distress while trekking near Kulin, Tajikistan, at approximately 13,500 feet/4,100 meters. Symptoms began with a cough and headache, then progressed to chest pain, fever and coughing up pink-tinged sputum. With no guide accompanying the trek, his wife and a nearby French mountain guide provided initial assessment and care. […]
