{"id":8814,"date":"2018-07-26T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T16:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=8814"},"modified":"2019-03-06T09:00:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T16:00:40","slug":"travel-insurance-high-altitudes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/07\/26\/travel-insurance-high-altitudes\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Insurance and High Altitudes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of our travelers who are planning adventures to high altitude destinations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/?s=Tanzania&amp;cat=Kilimanjaro\">Kilimanjaro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/?s=Peru&amp;cat=Inca+Trail\">The Inca Trail<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/destination\/himalayas\/nepal\/\">Everest Base Camp<\/a>, etc., making sure that your travel insurance will cover you while at or above 15,000 ft is important.<\/p>\n<p>As the recent TravelMarket article, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelmarketreport.com\/articles\/Travel-Insurance-May-Not-Cover-High-Altitude-Treks-to-Kilimanjaro-Everest\">Travel Insurance May Not Cover High-Altitude Treks to Kilimanjaro, Everest<\/a>\u201d, discusses, many travel insurance providers do not cover travelers participating in activities at high altitudes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/faq\/travel-insurance\/\">See our list of preferred travel insurance companies &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here is a quick breakdown of what they cover when considering altitude and trekking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelinsured.com\/agency?agency=48319&amp;r=https%3a%2f%2fadventureswithinreach.com%2f&amp;p=\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 1px; border: #666 1px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelinsured.com\/images\/link\/agent-link-logo-1---418-x-120.png?w=640\" alt=\"Buy travel protection from Travel Insured International\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TRAVEL INSURED INTERNATIONAL:<\/strong> No altitude exclusions. Mountaineering, using ropes, technical tools and equipment, however, is NOT included\/covered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.ripcordrescuetravelinsurance.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/07\/26\/travel-insurance-high-altitudes\/ripcord-rescue-travel-insurance-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ripcord-Rescue-Travel-Insurance-logo.png?fit=278%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"278,74\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ripcord-Rescue-Travel-Insurance-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ripcord-Rescue-Travel-Insurance-logo.png?fit=278%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ripcord-Rescue-Travel-Insurance-logo.png?fit=278%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8815\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Ripcord-Rescue-Travel-Insurance-logo.png?resize=278%2C74\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RIPCORD:<\/strong> Ripcord has an incredible reputation for being one of the premier mountain rescue insurance companies. They do not have any altitude restrictions and have done numerous rescues of their clients all over the world including tricky high camp rescues on Mt Everest, <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/?s=Tanzania&amp;cat=Kilimanjaro\">Kilimanjaro<\/a> and Aconcagua.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buy.travelguard.com\/tgi2\/proc\/stateselector.aspx?br=agentlink&amp;arc=120205&amp;agentlinkasp=yes\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/07\/26\/travel-insurance-high-altitudes\/logotravelguard\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?fit=2518%2C868&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2518,868\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LogoTravelGuard\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?fit=300%2C103&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?fit=640%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8824\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?resize=267%2C92\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?resize=1024%2C353&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?resize=300%2C103&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?resize=768%2C265&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/LogoTravelGuard.png?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TRAVEL GUARD<\/strong>: No altitude exclusions (mountaineering is EXCLUDED if ropes used) However, different states have different policies. For example: Travel Guard Plus for Colorado DOES include mountaineering. Double check for your specific state is considering Travel Guard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelexinsurance.com\/quote\/?nc=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/familytravel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Travelex-Logo_colour_RGB.jpg?resize=305%2C80&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for travelex insurance logo\" width=\"305\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TRAVELEX:<\/strong> No altitude restrictions. However, they have exclusions if using mountaineering equipment &#8212; ice axe, ropes, crampons, etc. That said, their travel select policy for around $20\/person will remove the mountaineering exclusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1636\" data-attachment-id=\"9566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/07\/26\/travel-insurance-high-altitudes\/awr-travel-protection-myths\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AWR-travel-protection-myths.gif?fit=2550%2C6518&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2550,6518\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AWR-travel-protection-myths\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AWR-travel-protection-myths.gif?fit=117%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AWR-travel-protection-myths.gif?fit=401%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AWR-travel-protection-myths.gif?resize=640%2C1636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9566\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of our travelers who are planning adventures to high altitude destinations such as Kilimanjaro, The Inca Trail, Everest Base Camp, etc., making sure that your travel insurance will cover you while at or above 15,000 ft is important. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/07\/26\/travel-insurance-high-altitudes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,5,7,11,13,15,16,20,400,25,26],"tags":[269,855,853,186,854,852],"class_list":["post-8814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aconcagua","category-argentina","category-chile","category-inca-trail","category-kilimanjaro","category-machu-picchu","category-nepal","category-peru","category-south-america","category-travel-advice","category-trekking","tag-adventure-travel","tag-high-altitude","tag-insurance","tag-travel-insurance","tag-trip-insurance","tag-trip-prep"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xxsg-2ia","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8814"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9569,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8814\/revisions\/9569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}