We've brought back our popular reader success and mistake stories here at TPG to both celebrate your wins and learn from your errors.
This week's success story is from reader Karina S., whose careful planning ensured she was financially and medically covered during a recent remote emergency in the Himalayas.
"But when I started booking ski camps, altitude rescue insurance was a common requirement. So when I planned a 13-day trek of Nepal's Manaslu Circuit, topping out at the 16,929-foot Larkya La Pass, I bought a policy through TravelGuard. By day three in Deng, a dull abdominal ache had become sharp. I have a high pain tolerance, but this scared me, and we were out of range for any sort of vehicular rescue. I called my insurer to flag it, just in case it got worse before I planned to hike down the mountain."
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on The Points Guy Articles.
