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All our 2024 courses have now been scheduled (as at 24/3/24). Check out the CALENDAR UPDATE just published.

Happy new year!! Kick off the year with purpose. Join us in Chamonix for Expedition Medicine. Read this SPECIAL INVITATION for exciting details. 5 days of KISS! Knowledge – Inspiration – Skills – Snowsports.

The bumper autumn newsletter is out! Read it here. It’s packed with upcoming winter Chamonix course info, a Morocco expedition report and much more. Pictured below is our base camp chalet for Mountain Medicine on Skis 20-27 January. Following this is Expedition Medicine 4-8 March. See you there!?

The summer newsletter is out and packed with updates, winter course details and a great alumna story from Dr Zoe Kay (pictured below) on her first expedition medicine job on the Inca Trail. And as always the newsletter it loaded with lovely pictures of very happy delegates learning and having fun in beautiful, wild places. Read it here.

WMT is pleased to confirm our return to Glenmore Lodge near Aviemore in Scotland to offer Advanced Medicine 2-5 December 2023 (with Far From Help 2-3 Dec and Far From Help Part 2 /Advanced Refresher 4-5 December. See also this summary page with links to each course page.

One place has become available on Mountain Medicine on Skis in Chamonix 12-19 March. See the webpage for the entry level ski standard required, full details and online booking.

The latest NEWSLETTER includes course reports, photos and upcoming Explorer and Medic course dates, faculty news, a malaria update and great avalanche safety resources. Pictured below is senior instructor Dr Craig Miller who is on a Patagonia walk about! Read the newsletter here.

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.