A group of us in our early thirties were badly overworked in the medical mayhem of junior doctor imprisonment and needed to escape. The society was formed in the doctors’ mess of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, in the autumn of 1976.
During that spring and summer evening meetings were held in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham to assemble the team, design research projects, make contact with a trekking company and airline, and get ideas for raising money.
BMRES-BMMS Conference 2021
The 2021 BMRES conference was hosted by BMRES and the British Mountain Medicine Society on Saturday 11th September, 2021 in Birmingham, UK. Conference details Date: 11 September, 2021Location: 8 Calthrope Road, Birmingham, UK, …
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Book Release – ‘Gasping Thin Air’ by Jo Bradwell
An account of 15 major expeditions to the great mountains of the world, numerous alpine adventures and big walks. 450pp, 300 colour photographs, 100 line drawings and 16 detailed colour maps. …
Expeditions
Ladakh, India – 2005
Ladakh, India – 2005 A most successful and enjoyable expedition to Ladakh was undertaken by 17 members. Research was based at 3450m in …
Green Lake, Sikkim, India – 2019
Green Lake, Sikkim, India – 2019 Eighteen members gathered from all over the UK and headed to India on the 4th October, …
Karakoram, Pakistan – 1987
Karakoram, Pakistan – 1987 The interesting journey via Islamabad and Skardu with views of Nanga Parbat, mighty rivers, apricots drying, mulberries dropping …
