Andes Mountain Guides Continuing Medical Education
Andes Mountain Guides has teamed up with the Himalayan Rescue Association, The Everest ER, and the Wilderness Medical Society to offer the best CME trips to the highest and most remote locations on Earth!
Join Dr. Rachel Anderson of the Everest ER, Mike Cooperstein and Juan Villagra owners of
Andes Mountain Guides and our team of American and Argentine guides for the climb of a
lifetime and receive 17 hours of AMA/PRA category 1 CME credits in the process.
Aconcagua is one of the most sought after summits in the world because it is the highest point on the American continent and the tallest peak in the world outside of Asia. Rising 4,000 feet above the surrounding peaks, Aconcagua "The Stone Sentinal" dominates the rugged Andean landscape and is an awe inspiring place.
Carstensz Pyramid
Join Dr. Scott McIntosh from the Wilderness Medical society, Mike Cooperstein owner of Andes Mountain Guides and our
team of American and Indonesian guides for this amazing climb.Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid at 4884 m (16023 feet) is the highest mountain in Australia and Oceania and one of the seven summits of the world. Carstensz Pyramid is situated in west Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, which is the worlds second largest island. The journey to Carstensz Pyramid will take us from the beaches of Bali through the Papuan jungles to the rocky rocky summit of Carstensz. The climb, is mostly rock scrambling and fixed line travel, and entails some moderate roped rock climbing.
Scale the most exotic of the Seven Summits, venturing into a land rarely seen by the outside world, in an adventure through tropical forests, across bridges constructed of grasses, and past equatorial glaciers to the highest point of Oceania, learn the latest skills in Wilderness and Jungle Medicine, meet great people, and receive 17 hours of category 1 CME credits as well as credits toward a Fellowship in Wilderness Medicine from the Wilderness Medical Society.
