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KC Bess

Growing up in the red rock country of Southern Utah, KC transitioned from scrambling on rocks as a kid to sport and trad climbing throughout the western United States as a young adult. Climbing lead him to the Teton and Wind River Ranges and opened the door to river running and professional guiding. KC has …

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Tom Rader

Since his first taste of medical training in 2000 at a WFR course, Tom has been actively pursuing medical training. While working as a Paramedic in Dallas, he enlisted in the Navy as a Corpsman (he was told they would send him to some cool medical training), and subsequently got attached to a Marine Reconnaissance unit and deployed (after, of course, going to numerous cool medical courses). While overseas, he developed and taught a Tactical Combat Casualty Course (TCCC) to the Iraqi Brigade Scouts and kept all of his Marines topped off with Motrin. Since he has been back in the US, he has taken an avid interest in climbing 14ers and mountain biking during his time off. When he is not teaching for WMA, he works for University of New Mexico Hospital developing clinical web applications.

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Rachel Worth-Cappell

Rachel began in the outdoor industry in 2006, working as a climbing guide along the Youghiogheny River. Ever since then she has worked on rivers; her love for whitewater led her to guide remote trips throughout Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba with organizations like Boundless Adventures, Camp Kandalore, Northern Tier High Adventure Base, Paddlefoot and the Paddler Co-op. In 2014, Rachel took up a new adventure in the field of medicine, pursuing a degree in naturopathy in Toronto, ON. She is a recent graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine with a Doctor of Naturopathy degree. After her brief tenure as a city gal, Rachel will be moving back into the woods to marry her love of medicine, wellness and wilderness. In her spare time she can be found paddling, biking, climbing, skiing, and wandering in the woods with her dog, Harley. Or, in her pajamas watching Adventure Time.

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Rob Dawson

Rob Dawson is a New York State Forest Ranger living in the Catskill Mountains with his wife and two small children. Rob graduated from State University of New York Environmental Science and Forestry College (ESF), where he was an active member in the Outing Club. He enjoys many forms of outdoor recreation, but children have temporarily reduced his activities to hiking and skiing. Rob volunteers as an EMT with his town rescue squad and spends too much time working on his old Toyotas.

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Charles-Antoine Wild

Ce sont ses passions pour le plein-air et le voyage qui ont mené Charles au cours des dernières années vers le domaine de la sécurité en terrain avalancheux et du ski hors piste. Certifié W-EMT, sa compréhension des enjeux en région éloignée, et sa volonté de permettre à d’autres passionnés de pratiquer leurs sports dans …

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Ginette Traversy

Ginette's passion for the outdoors led her to travel all over Canada and internationally. Working in remote locations taught her a great deal about how people manage to get themselves into trouble. It is what also led her to establish a small mission out of Nepal where she plans classes in small communities to teach them basic first aid. She is an active member of a search and rescue team, a remote 911 rescue team, a rescue diving mission, and is very involved with a research study on hypothermia. For more than 15 years she worked in Alberta as a guide, bear safety prevention team volunteer, and as a paramedic with ski patrol and children's camps.  She prides herself on being an eternal student and never stops wanting to learn new things! She will be the first one to try new adventures but she will tell you with great passion the things that she does not do: bowling, golf, and bingo!!! PS; Don't forget to tease her about her French accent...

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Eric Nies

Eric Nies started kayaking and guiding on whitewater in the 1970’s, and has since logged thousands of river days guiding on and exploring hard whitewater all over the US, as well as in India, Nepal, New Zealand, Chile, and Costa Rica. He was one of the early explorers on the Green River Narrows in North …

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Jenifer Temple

Jenifer is a New York State Forest Ranger in Dutchess County. Aside from teaching for Wilderness Medical Associates, she is an avid outdoor enthusiast. Her hobbies include hunting, ice fishing, running, hiking, snowboarding, motorcycling, and knitting. She is a member of the local fire department’s rescue team and is training to be a rescue helicopter hoist operator.

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Phil Rach

After a 20-year career as a Paramedic and Wilderness EMT instructor at Cornell University, Phil recently moved back to his native land of Wisconsin. He is now an EMS education specialist at Hennepin County Medical Center. Phil spends the majority of his free time fishing, hunting, and enjoying outdoor activities with his family.

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Isa Suescum

Isa got her start in wilderness medicine in 2014 working as a guide and wilderness educator in the Shenandoahs. She has a degree in sculpture but is an avid outdoor enthusiast who, in her free time, loves to hike, cave and climb. Isa is passionate about wilderness medicine and currently works as an independent contractor as well as search and rescue personnel in the Baltimore area.

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