Featuring one of the world's premiere whitewater rafting
trips - the beautiful and exciting Futaleufu River!
Argentina & Chile:
Northern Patagonia Multi-Sport Adventure
Wilderness and Emergency Medicine CME Course
January 24 - February 1, 2011
16 Hours Category I CME Credit
World-class whitewater rafting, hiking, horseback riding,
mountain biking, and trout fishing!
This exciting multi-sport Wilderness Emergency Medicine
CME Course takes place in the spectacular northern region of
Patagonia. This area has some of the most fantastic mountain
scenery in the world, including giant peaks with
awe-inspiring glaciers, beautiful pristine forests, and
resplendent whitewater rivers.
Well start our Emergency Medicine CME Educational program in
the picturesque resort town of Bariloche, Argentina. Well do
some fantastic hikes into the Andes.
Next, we cross the Andes into Chile and the incredible
Futaleufu River valley. The Futaleufu is considered to be
one of the most beautiful and exciting whitewater raft
experiences in the world! Well stay several nights at the
fabulous Bio Bio camp right on the banks of the almost
surreal turquoise Futaleufu.
Each day of this Wilderness Emergency Medicine CME course
will be a new adventure! Several days will be filled
spectacular, professionally guided whitewater rafting on the
Rio Azul, the Rio Espalon, and the Futaleufu.
Well also do some amazingly beautiful horseback riding and
hiking in the Andes. Well also be able to do optional
mountain biking and flyfishing for feisty brown and rainbow
trout.
The Wilderness Emergency Medicine CME lectures and workshops
typically take place each afternoon before dinner. Each
night well enjoy gourmet meals and great comraderie and
stories from the day!
Inflatable kayaking in the fabulous
Futaleufu Valley!
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TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Enjoy Patagonia some of the most beautiful
mountain scenery in the world!
- Whitewater rafting on the Rio Futaleufu, considered
to be one of the most beautiful and exciting whitewater
raft experiences in the world!
- Spectacular optional horseback riding, hiking,
mountain biking, and trout fishing!
- Enjoy gourmet meals and accommodations at a stunning
riverside location on the Futaleufu River!
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Horseback riding up the beautiful Rio Azul!
Itinerary - Northern Patagonia
Wilderness and Emergency Medicine CME Course
Day 1: Meet in the picturesque resort town
of Bariloche, Argentina.
Day 2: Day hike in gorgeous Nahuel Huapi
National Park. Overnight in Bariloche.
Day 3: Travel through Alerces National
Park enroute to the fabulous Futaleufu River Valley in Chilean
Patagonia.
Day 4: Class III Whitewater rafting on
the Futaleufu - certainly one of the worlds most beautiful
raftable rivers!
Day 5: Horseback ride (or hike if you prefer)
8 miles up the beautiful Rio Azul. Overnight at Deluxe Cascada
camp at the base of at 120 foot waterfall.
Day 6: Several exciting options available:
Guided inflatable kayak down the Tio Azul (class II - great
for beginners) or Horseback ride farther up Rio Azul or
relax at Cascada Camp.
Day 7: Lake Kayaking on Lago Espalon, one
of the most beautiful lakes in Patagonia.
Day 8: Multiple exciting options: Class
IV rafting on the Fuataleufu...or mountain biking... or
Horseback riding...or fly fishing...
Day 9: Return to Bariloche
Faculty for the
Northern Patagonia Multi-Sport Adventure Wilderness
Medicine CME Course:
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Howard
Donner, MD: Dr. Howard Donner is renowned as
one of the world's most experienced expedition
physicians. He is a also a highly acclaimed speaker on
Wilderness Medicine.
Testimony to Dr. Donner's dynamic speaking ability is
that he has been prominently featured in two
award-winning NOVA television documentaries including;
"Deadly Ascent" which chronicles mountain medicine and
research on 20,320 ft Denali (Mount McKinley); and "Everest
- The Death Zone". Donner served as expedition
doctor on the 1998 NOVA Everest expedition, which was
featured in the television documentary: "Everest: The
Death Zone".
- Dr. Donner spent 3 climbing seasons as a rescue
doctor on Mt. McKinley in Alaska for the National
Park Service at the 14,000 foot medical / rescue
station.
- Dr. Donner has also worked on numerous other
medical projects in the Himalayas including two
seasons as a staff physician for the Himalayan
Rescue Association.
- He was the expedition physician on the first
American ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world's third
highest peak (28,000 feet).
- Donner was chosen as an Olympic physician for
the United States White Water Team in Atlanta in
1996.
- Dr. Donner's extraordinary background in
expedition medicine was the basis for 5 years of
service as a medical operations consultant for NASA,
where he was involved in the design of the Shuttle
and International Space Station medical systems.
- Dr. Donner is also co-author of The Field Guide
to Wilderness Medicine (3rd edition was published in
August of 2008).
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Trip Cost:
$3,595 (includes all meals/lodging/activities)
Additional CME Cost:
$695 (16 hrs Category
I CME)
For
detailed itinerary or to register for
Argentina & Chile: Northern Patagonia Multisport
please call Bio Bio Expeditions at 1-800-246-7238
