Peter Hackett

Peter is AMS’s medical director and primary medical consultant. He is the coauthor of our yearly revised backcountry medical protocols. Dr. Hackett is a world authority on high-altitude medicine and physiology and has contributed much of his life to understanding altitude-related illnesses. In 1982, he established the medical camp at 14,200 ft on Denali to study and assist climbers suffering from cold and altitude-related illnesses. At his home in Colorado, Peter is an ER doctor and ski patroller. He occasionally goes on world tours with legendary rock bands. Peter lectures at AMS annually and teaches our guides the standard protocols and most recent findings of high-altitude medicine and cold-related injuries. He keeps our protocols top-notch, accurate, and current.