Wilderness Medical Training - Instructor Biography
Dr Jon Dallimore, Medical Director
MSc MRCGP DCH DRCOG Dip. Mountain Med. FRGS
 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 Expedition Medicine Handbook.
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.
- 23 expeditions in 17 years in jungle, mountainous, desert & arctic environments (as doctor and/or leader)
- MSc in travel medicine
- Member of the RGS medical cell
- Contributing author - RGS Expedition Medicine and co-editor of forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
- Staff grade doctor, Emergency Dept, Bristol Royal Infirmary
- Consultant to 5 expedition companies
- ALS & ATLS instructor
- Faculty member UK Diploma in Mountain Medicine
- Climbed 22 virgin summits on most recent Greenland expedition
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.
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. He is one of the keynote speakers athe 2006 Kendal Mountain Film Festival. He also directs Corporate Interventions and runs innovative ski training programmes through All Terrain Ski in Chamonix. He recently qualified as a BASI Ski Instructor. He finished the 2006 ski season by completing a 7-day journey from Chamonix to Zermatt (the Haute Route) with a 22 litre North Face rucksack!
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.
- 23 expeditions - science, corporate, community, diving, skiing & climbing, mainly in Kenya, Pakistan, Greenland, Nepal & Tibet
- Formerly a Director of Raleigh International
- Diver, parapente pilot, climber, skydiver & skier
- Also runs Corporate Interventions & All Terrain Ski in Chamonix
- Interests in writing & film making
- Summited Everest May ’04
- Sponsored by The North Face UK
- Climbed 20 virgin summits on 2005 ski mountaineering expedition to Greenland and most recently on 4th March 2006 made the first winter ascent of Gunnsbjornsfjeld, the highest peak in the Arctic (Greenland) and first ever paraglide descent.
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