Escorted and assisted by paramedics A Redpoint client was aboard a boat off the shore of East Africa when a rogue wave slammed into the vessel and sent her flying. Later tests would reveal that she had fractured her femur in the fall. She was taken from the boat via inflatable raft to Assumption Island, […]
‘Your operations team was ahead of the game’ A Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance client, Kevin Boyd, was trekking toward Mera Peak, in the Mt. Everest region, when he began to experience the painful symptoms of snow blindness. Redpoint staff dispatched a helicopter to evacuate him from the village of Khare, at about 15,000 feet, and […]
A safari has to wait A Ripcord Rescue Travel insurance client was preparing for a trip to Africa with his father when they received some bad news. About two months before they were set to depart, the father experienced a medical emergency, and his physician advised against going on the safari. Both the father and […]
Shopping for Everest gear in Kathmandu A Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance client had landed in Nepal in time for her Himalayan adventure, but her luggage did not. She risked missing her Everest trip if she were to wait another day for her belongings to arrive. She had to shop for replacement gear in Kathmandu: climbing/camping […]
Severe abdominal pain prompts medical evacuation and shortened climb up Cho Oyu A Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance client and her husband were climbing Cho Oyu, on the Nepal-Tibet border, when she felt sharp pains in her abdomen. Her husband, a physician, suspected an inflamed gall bladder, provided her with anti-inflammatory medication, and advised against any […]
