Dates are now live for Far From Help 22-23 April, Advanced Medicine 22-25 April and Far From Help Part 2/Advanced Refresher 24-25 April in Bristol at the non-residential St. Werburghs community centre. Details and online booking here.
What a week! 6 full days of skiing, including 2 days introducing everyone to ski touring (going up mountains on “skins”), stimulating evening medical tutorials, slope side medical practical training and many wide and ranging conversations with a keen, motivated and engaged group. See the Instagram post for many more photos and videos. The next Chamonix Medic’s course is EXPEDITION MEDICINE 6-10 March. Last few places available. Loads of medical content AND plenty of free time to ski plus we’ll take you skiing to Italy for a day and buy you lunch!
Winter is coming! This Snow Edition aims to get you inspired and prepared for snow activity. We also report on the latest Morocco expedition and more and conclude with alumni “post cards from the field”. There are dozens of top tips, ideas, videos and links to explore and details of upcoming ski-based Chamonix wilderness and mountain medicine events – Mountain Medicine on Skis (3 week-long courses in Jan and March) and the broader and bigger Expedition Medicine course 6-10 March. Plan your escape from the dreary UK winter now! Enjoy the newsletter.
Expedition Medicine is our most well attended course by medics from all over Europe and further afield. The schedule allows plenty of free time to ski and included is a day trip with lunch to Courmayeur, Italy. Mountain-side scenarios, outdoor practical training, poster comp, tutorials and keynote lectures are programme highlights. Immeasurable inspiration and practical advice for blossaming expedition medics. Diverse, expert teaching team with decades of wilderness experience in all environments. Programme details, timings, fees (including discounted places for med students, nurses and paramedics), online booking (deposit option) here. Find shared accommodation and ski chums via the course Whatsapp group.
If you only take one ski holiday this season make sure you incorporate Expedition Medicine into your plans!
We’re offering 3 Mountain Medicine on Skis courses in 2023. Our most demanding (and smallest) course will raise your game and introduce you to ski touring. Dates are 8-15 January, 22-29 January and 12-19 March. Includes twin room chalet accommodation (with a hot tub), 6 days of guided skiing and instruction and a heap of medical tutorials and practical mountain-side sessions. See the webpage for complete details, fees and online booking options.
The August Newsletter is out! It’s packed with 2023 Medic course dates for 3 Mountain Medicine on Skis courses and Expedition Medicine in Chamonix and brilliant photos of WMT instructor expeditions and adventures this summer. Read it here.
A last minute place has become available on Adventure Medicine for MEDICS held in Glenridding, Cumbria – The Lake District. Click on the course title to visit the webpage to read all the details and book online. No experience necessary – non-medics welcomed.
The spring newsletter is packed with loads of training and course dates (WMT’s and others), including exciting details of WMT’s NEW Gran Paradiso Climbing Expedition in Chamonix & Italy 6-12 July. Before this exped, Advanced Medicine runs twice this spring: 14 -17 May at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore and 28 – 31 May in Bristol. Read the newsletter here.
Many thanks to Dr Chris Grieco for his detailed and generous review of the 2021 Morocco Mountain Medicine Expedition on The Adventure Medic website. Chris gave his WMT experience a 5 star review! He wrote “I think I speak for everyone in saying what a pleasure and privilege it is to be a part of the WMT community.”
Check out Chris’s educational foraging courses on Instagram @tutti.fungi
Bookings are already brisk for this year’s expedition 26 September to 2 October. Details here. Book online with a deposit of just £299. Join us!
Advanced Medicine dates are now live at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore 14-17 May and 3-6 December and in Bristol 28-31 May. This 4 day course is 2 x 2 day modules; Far From Help runs the first 2 days and FFH Part 2 Advanced Refresher runs days 3-4. See this summary page of all dates.
