Dr Jon Dallimore, Medical Director
MB BS (Lond) MSc (Travel Med) MRCGP MCEM DCH DRCOG Dip
Mount Med (UIAA) FFTM RCPS (Glasg)
Jon has spent a total of two years on 20 expeditions as doctor and/or leader. These expeditions have varied from the jungles of Sulawesi, Belize, Thailand and Ecuador to the deserts of Sinai, Namibia and Kenya and to the high mountains of East Africa, Arctic Greenland and the Himalayas. Jon completed the UIAA Diploma in Mountain Medicine in September
2004 and is now a member of the UK teaching faculty. Jon
has an MSc in travel medicine, is a member of the RGS medical
cell, a contributing author to the RGS handbook 'Expedition
Medicine' and a co-editor of the new OUP Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine.
In addition to his WMT commitments, Jon has developed
a portfolio medical career, working as a staff grade doctor
in the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Infirmary,
as a part-time GP and as an advisor to five expedition companies.
Jon is also a lecturer at Bristol University and advises
medical students on their overseas electives. In addition he is an ALS and ATLS instructor.
Jon balances his varied working and travel interests
with family life - Sam and Tom are both budding young climbers. Jon's
most recent major expedition was in June 2005 to explore an unclimbed
area of Eastern Greenland on the edge of the ice-cap. In 2006 Jon led a short but intensive expedition to Iceland and in spring '08 took nine year old son Sam trekking to Everest basecamp.
Jon instructs on most WMT programmes and is responsible
for managing guest contributors and editing WMT’s
extensive range of course manuals. In November '08 Jon was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in recognition of a lifetime's contribution to wilderness medical education.
Barry Roberts, Commercial Director
BSc BEd FRGS
Barry has 22 expeditions to his credit including climbing
and diving expeditions and community or science based projects.
He has particular experience of East Africa, Pakistan,
Nepal and Tibet and he has also worked in North America,
Greenland, the Sinai, Mexico, Belize, Morocco and Zimbabwe.
He is a passionate “extreme” sportsman and
is a skydiver, ski mountaineer, climber, paraglider pilot
and diver.
In May ‘04 Barry climbed Everest via the
north ridge from Tibet. He is sponsored by The North Face
UK and was recently featured in the Geographical and Maxim
magazines. Barry is the co-author of www.stayingaliveoffpiste.com,
a free back country skiing/riding guide. Barry lectures
internationally about his expedition experiences to corporate
and public audiences and he was one of the keynote speakers at the 2006 Kendal Mountain Film Festival. He also directs Corporate Interventions and runs innovative ski training holidays through All Terrain Ski in Chamonix. He's a qualified BASI Ski Instructor.
Barry’s most recent expedition in March 2006 was as co-leader The
North Face Greenland – Roof of the Arctic Expedition,
which was successful in making the first winter ascent of the highest peak in the Arctic on March 4th. He made further history by paragliding back to advanced base camp from below the summit and ascending the mountain a second time on March 9th. Before the expedition was over, he fought face to face with a polar bear.
Barry's articles have appeared on www.planetfear.com, www.thesummitjournal.com, Skywings, Dark Summer and the BASI magazine and he is a contributing author to the new OUP Expedition Medicine Handbook. His second adventure film is currently in production. Visit bazroberts.com for more information. He is married to Eadaoin and they have a young daughter, Sophie.
As Commercial Director, in addition to teaching on some courses and managing the overseas conferences, Barry is responsible for administering bookings, contracts,
marketing and finance and website management. |
