Medical Links
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Wilderness Interest
Medical Links
This site, maintained by IREMS' Greg Thweatt, provides information about VTEMSD#3, training opportunities, and a great page of educational links for the EMS provider.
Weather and forecasting
Includes a weather glossary, how to read weather maps, and links to more weather sites.
Includes lessons on different weather phenomena, safety tips, and how to read different weather maps (doppler, water vapor, pressure, etc.).
Includes lessons on several aspects of meteorology, weather maps, etc.
What you really want to know: how to form a forecast from all that data.
Excellent site for anyone going into the backcountry in the White Mountains. Includes all variety of weather information including trail conditions, avalanche forecasts, and White Mountain area weather information.
Wilderness Medical Sites (and special outdoor skills)
Information on prevention, recognition, and treatment of hypothermia.
Includes information on conferences, continuing education, and position statements of the Society on treatment of different conditions in the backcountry.
Includes slides, course information, and content of the OEC curriculum.
A site that provides animated graphics of different general purpose knots. Excellent for the rope-challenged.
A site full of links to different internet knotting and rope-tying sites. Sites range from basic skills and terminology to the International Guild of Knot Tyers (!).
Area backcountry websites
Homepage of the GMC includes trail conditions, shelter information, maps, and other important resources for Vermont backcountry users and Long Trail enthusiasts.
Information on the nordic ski trail that roughly parallels the Long Trail from MA to Canada.