2024/25 BMMS UCLan Mountain Medicine Winter Webinar Series
Posted by Jeremy Windsor on Jun 14, 2024
We’re back! The Mountain Medicine Winter Webinar Series returns in October 2024 for a fifth year. Thanks to support from the British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS), University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), the Alpkit Foundation and Vertebrate Publishing, these events are FREE to all.
Like previous years, each webinar will last for one hour and feature a talk from a fascinating guest speaker. Plenty of time will be set aside for questions and comments at the end.
A certificate of attendance will be provided to those who complete the feedback questionnaire. This will be FREE to BMMS members and £5 to non members.
All webinars will begin at 2000 GMT.
Recordings of the 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 webinars can be found on this blog.
Details of our speakers for this winter can be found here...
Mick Conefrey
22nd October 2024
Doctors on High - What they did and didn't know on the early Everest expeditions!
Mick is an award winning author and film maker who specialises in mountaineering and exploration. In his most recent book "Fallen" he tells the story of George Mallory and his final expedition to Mt Everest in 1924. Join Mick for this year's first mountain medicine webinar where he'll be taking a look behind the scenes at how medicine was practised during the early Everest expeditions.
Places can be reserved here.
This webinar can now be watched here.
Olly Saunders
26th November 2024
The Journey Not The Destination
As a leading kayaker and mountaineer Olly has explored parts of the world that many of us can only dream of visiting. In his book, "The Journey Not The Destination" Olly describes a series of small scale expeditions and first ascents in remote places, where self-reliance and trust are paramount, humour and having a good time with friends at its core. Find out more about Olly's ethos and adventures at our webinar!
Places can be reserved here.
This webinar can now be watched here.
Lina Arthur
17th December 2024
Dry Tooling Great Britain
Following on from her previous brilliant guidebook, "Snow and Ice" Lina returns with "Dry Tooling Great Britain". Beautifully illustrated and written to the highest of standards, this book provides readers with all they need to know about one of the UK's most rapidly growing climbing activities. Join us for a fascinating evening!
Places can be reserved here.
Natalie Hawkrigg
28th January 2024
Slack Seas to Summit Screes - The 3 Big UK Swim-Run Adventures
As a GP based in north Cumbria, Natalie is well placed to not only access the fells of the Lake District but also the many lakes and tarns too. In 2023 she completed her long held ambition to tick off the UK's three most famous swim / run adventures - Frog Graham Round, Puddle Buckley Round and the Ring of Stirling. Join us to find out about the challenges encountered on these long adventures and how Natalie overcame them.
Places can be reserved here.
If this is your sort of thing why not take a look at other posts on the blog? Better still, join the British Mountain Medicine Society! More information can be found here.
For more about the University of Central Lancashire's Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM) take a look at this.
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