Mountain Medicine Education

17/05/2024

It's rattlesnake season in Arizona, where the number of bites has surged. And it turns out most of what you thought you knew about the reptiles isn't true.

09/04/2024

Just back from a 2 day trip up north to see the eclipse. Good friends, great hikes, and the most amazing experience seeing totality. More to come.

17/03/2024

https://www.kuow.org/stories/cougar-attack-washington-state-cyclists

It was a beautiful Pacific Northwest day. Sunny, puffy clouds on the horizon.

15/02/2024

Who's up for an April 8th eclipse viewing in northern NH? Either camp at Barnes Field or hotel it in gorham, drive 30 min north to be in path of totality.

16/11/2023

Tyrolean Across simulated river.

14/11/2023

Working on a patch for Mountain Medicine. Do you like this computer image of a photo?

13/11/2023

The Mountain Med family: F-1 thru F3. Welcome to the next generation instructors.

13/11/2023

Snow. 45 Students. Perfect weather.Full house at the AMC lodge.

12/11/2023

Initial photos from MME 23 course. Awesome group of near 50 students, with new staff and 3 babies to boot.

01/06/2023

The difference between black bear and grizzly s**t.

08/05/2023

Great 2 day course at Twin State Fireschool.

29/03/2023

Mountain Medicine is offering on demand Wilderness First Responder courses (80 hrs) and Wilderness EMT courses (40hrs). WEMT students must have valid EMT license and current CPR certification and will be eligible for 32 hrs of CAPCE approved CEUs in the Advanced Category.
Organizations that have a mix of lay and EMS personnel may combine these programs.
Minimum 10 students required. Contact us for details.

04/03/2023

Really????

The National Park Service has some bear-y important tips for what not to do if you -- and a friend -- encounter a bear in the wild.

15/01/2023

We are pleased to announce we are teaching an 8 hour Climber's First Response course on February 5, 2023 at the Troy NH Recreation center. This is a joint venture with the Monadnock Climber's Association. Space is limited, so you must register. Contact me for details or to reserve a spot. Will

22/12/2022

21/11/2022

2023 Course will be Veteran's Day weekend, November 9 thru 12 th.

21/11/2022

Mountain Medicine 2022

15/10/2022

https://fb.watch/gauW8aIV3l/

28/04/2022

The 2022 course is scheduled for November 17 - 20. Info and registration forms available at www.mountainmed.org.

17/11/2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/us/hawaii-boy-scout-saves-couple-lost-on-a-trail-trnd/index.html

A 12-year-old Boy Scout in Hawaii takes the organization's motto "be prepared" very seriously and used his knowledge to help rescue a couple and their injured dog on a trail.

07/08/2021

Confirming this year's course will be November 11 thru 14 at Pinkham Notch. 28 CEUs for nurses and EMTs. Contact me to reserve a spot.

11/02/2021

When I was right here in the Icefall BY MYSELF is 2003 this was my greatest fear. Try this trick if you use a cane.

Nepal has 8 highest mountains out of top 10. Several peaks are easy to climb. Few of them are categorised as technical peaks where climbers has to go over th...

05/02/2021

Understanding how to layer for winter can make all the difference between an enjoyable winter outing and a miserable or risky one.

27/12/2020

Adventuring outside in winter is wondrous. Being cold is not. Everyone is different and will require a different layering plan. Often this is discovered through the pain and misery of trial and error. So while discovering, keep hikes short and have an easy escape plan. Learn where your cold stress a...

16/11/2020

Once again the news doesn't understand hypothermia. He had adequate circulation for his hypothermic body needs, and was easily revivable once rescued.

When Michael Knapinski arrived at a Seattle hospital, his heart stopped for 45 minutes and he was put on life support. Two days later, he was walking.

19/08/2020

Due to ongoing Covid concerns Mountain Medicine will not hold it's November course this year. See you in 2021.

18/03/2020

18/03/2020

The 2020 course will be November 12-15 this year. Please visit our website for an update on how Mountain Medicine is relevant to this Pandemic. www.mountainmed.org

18/03/2020

Mountain Medicine Education is committed to teaching techniques of survival, emergency care, and non-technical rescue in mountainous/wilderness terrain.

22/01/2020

So you'd better know how to correctly cleanse a wound before you trap all that nasty bacteria within. Come to our classes.