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They started off in Canada, travelling down through America and onto Mexico and Peru.
They were living life to the full and enjoying an amazing time………they were ridiculous!
They had no idea that the symptoms they both felt on the 15-hour bus journey to Cusco, taken by thousands of travellers, would lead to Adam’s death in just a few days.
Bryn and Adam’s journey was extremely uncomfortable, they were unable to sleep and started to experience shortness of breath.
Whilst arriving in Cusco is exciting, it is difficult too, as it is at 3.400m (11,200 ft), so the air gets thin and oxygen less. Most people experience symptoms of Altitude Sickness, but like Adam and Bryn, think little of it. So, once booked into their hostel, they headed out for drink or two….
They knew and read that it was normal to feel under the weather, just think of it as ‘a hangover or cold’, is what you’re told.
“It will take a couple of days to feel better and acclimatise, just give it time….”.
However, it didn’t get better. Within those ‘two days’, he developed a fever and his condition drastically deteriorated. Bryn called a doctor as Adam had become delirious.
She diagnosed that: Adam was experiencing Acute Mountain Sickness, which had extremely rapidly developed into High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema and needed urgent hospital care.
Bryn stayed by his mate Adam’s side, but despite the hospital care……
Adam’s battle was very very short, he wasn’t able to survive and lost his life.
We’d just like to take a moment and think about Adam.
He was a fiercely loyal friend, a loving brother and a son that any parent would be proud to have brought up. When we think of Adam, we will remember a man with ridiculous wit, an incredible mind and a heart large enough to accommodate each and every single one of his many friends and family.
Adam’s lifetime journey quickly came to a tragic end. We hope yours will carry on by preparing, being aware and taking on board valuable advice, so you can save your life!
The website is dedicated to Adam our son and brother, a fit healthy 25 year old young man, who lost his life to Altitude Sickness whilst travelling in Peru.
Adam’s loss should not be in vain (read his story) and we feel extremely passionate to spread the word about Altitude Illnesses globally, to ensure that people become more aware of the risks and dangers at altitude.
Wishing you a safe onward journey.
Emma, Chris and Jeannet Savory
Sir Ranulph Fiennes served in the British Army for eight years, including a period on counter-insurgency service while attached to the Army of the Sultanate of Oman.
He later undertook numerous expeditions and was the first person to visit both the North and South Poles by surface means and the first to completely cross Antarctica on foot.
In May 2009, at the age of 65, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest.
