Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those involved in yesterday’s avalanche.  There is no doubt that guiding is dangerous work, but we are saddened that so many Sherpa were lost to the ice and

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It seems like we were just posting Happy New Year, but here it is mid-April and our season in East Africa is beginning.  Between the bush and town, we’ve got an excellent mix of courses – Manyara, Arusha, Mkuru, Eyasi,

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Here’s to 2014!  Here’s to Tanzania, Kenya, Montana, Washington, Tajikistan and Nepal! Our dates for Tanzania have been realeased check them out: SOI Tanzania Course Catalog  

That’s right, Thanksgiving.  And I’m not talking about the feasting, though it is fantastic – it’s actually one of the only regular ritual feasts that is an official holiday in the US.  It’s the myth of the original Thanksgiving that

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The first few days of training involved learning the foundations of patient assessment, mixed with some challenging medical and trauma topics (i.e. diabetes and chest trauma).  Our emphasis was on finding life threats, with priority on airway management… the most fundamentally important

Read morePHORTSE WFA WRAP UP: PATIENT TRANSPORT AND HELICOPTER SAFETY