The ISMM and BMMS are welcoming registrations from people in Lower Middle Income Countries, and as such will part fund the cost of a ticket. Please see the FAQs on the congress website for instructions on how to apply for this.

If you are unsure of your membership number please contact us either by emailing enquiries@eventmanagementdirect.co.uk or calling +44 (0)114 2995922.

Your membership number can be found by logging into the ISMM Member Site. Once logged in, click on the 'Conference' tab to find this information. If you have any problems please contact us either by emailing enquiries@eventmanagementdirect.co.uk or calling +44 (0)114 2995922. 

The ultimate “hands on” experience – using a range of practical resources Burj will guide you through just what you need to handle dental emergencies in the mountains. Burj’s courses have the best feedback in the business. Don’t miss out!

Positive Steps Outdoors is an award winning social enterprise initiative from Northern Ireland that combines professional mountain leadership with mindfulness and coaching to help people reconnect with nature, improve their mental health and build stronger connections with others. Join Alan and Caroline for an insight into how mountains can be medicine…

Join the team behind last year’s “Mission 7” to find out how pre-acclimatisation helped mountaineers summit Everest in just 7 days. The team from “The Altitude Centre” will be on hand to demonstrate their equipment and alongside researchers, show you where this technology can take us next…

Ultrasound is seeing increasing use out in the elements. Join the experts for a “hands on’ session that will guide you through the basics and show you the potential applications it has on the mountainside.

When it comes to managing climbing injuries Andy, Volker and Tim are up there with the best. Join them to hear about the many injuries climbers can encounter and how they can be helped back onto the rock. Not to be missed! This will be a hands-on workshop.

This is as practical and “hands on” as it gets! Join experts from around world to learn about the latest medical equipment that is being used in the mountains. Come dressed for all conditions – the day will include scenarios on one of the Peak District’s most iconic summits - Win Hill!

Do you have something that you’d like to share with a mountain medicine audience? If so, this is for you. Sign up for a 15 minute session and talk about whatever’s on your mind. It could be your latest research, a lesson learnt from a challenging day in the hills or just a piece of advice that you’d just like to share. Whatever it is, there will be an enthusiastic audience who’d like to hear from you. Make sure you save enough time for questions!

Following on from the “Women in the Mountains” plenary session, join Tash Brook to talk through the challenges faced by women in the mountains and hear from those who’ve pushed through…

In the mountains we are constantly pushing ourselves to the limits. Safety can be compromised. Success can slip through our fingers. But how can we be safer and more successful in this environment?

Hear from everyone with skin in the game – not just health care providers but also   mountain athletes, coaches and equipment manufacturers. Get inspired to explore your own limits!

Moving beyond dental trauma, Burj turns his attention to managing injuries to the face. Expect the best in hands-on practical teaching. Highly recommended!

Positive Steps Outdoors is an award winning social enterprise initiative from Northern Ireland that combines professional mountain leadership with mindfulness and coaching to help people reconnect with nature, improve their mental health and build stronger connections with others. Join Alan and Caroline for an insight into how mountains can be medicine…

Join the team behind last year’s “Mission 7” to find out how pre-acclimatisation helped mountaineers summit Everest in just 7 days. The team from “The Altitude Centre” will be on hand to demonstrate their equipment and alongside researchers, show you where this technology can take us next…

Ultrasound is seeing increasing use out in the elements. Join the experts for a “hands on’ session that will guide you through the basics and show you the potential applications it has on the mountainside.

It’s been more than 60 years since the UIAA safety label was launched. In that time, countless items of climbing and mountaineering equipment have been tested to destruction. But what does it mean? What tests are done? How rigorous are they? Get a hands on view of the efforts undertaken to make our gear what it is today! 

This is as practical and “hands on” as it gets! Join experts from around world to learn about the latest medical equipment that is being used in the mountains. Come dressed for all conditions – the day will include scenarios on one of the Peak District’s most iconic summits - Win Hill!

Do you have something that you’d like to share with a mountain medicine audience? If so, this is for you. Sign up for a 15 minute session and talk about whatever’s on your mind. It could be your latest research, a lesson learnt from a challenging day in the hills or just a piece of advice that you’d just like to share. Whatever it is, there will be an enthusiastic audience who’d like to hear from you. Make sure you save enough time for questions!

In the mountains we are constantly pushing ourselves to the limits. Safety can be compromised. Success can slip through our fingers. But how can we be safer and more successful in this environment?

Hear from everyone with skin in the game – not just health care providers but also mountain athletes, coaches and equipment manufacturers. Get inspired to explore your own limits!

What role can dogs play in finding missing people in the mountains? How do they do it? How are these important animals looked after? Join volunteers from Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England on a walk in the Peak District to find out more!

Drawing from his highly popular “Clinician Corner” articles in High Altitude Medicine and Biology, Andy Luks brings together health care providers and patients to talk about how to manage diabetes in the mountains. If you’re looking for practical, evidence-based advice on managing chronic medical problems in the mountains look no further than this!

The ultimate “hands on” experience – using a range of practical resources Burj will guide you through just what you need to handle dental emergencies in the mountains. Burj’s courses have the best feedback in the business. Don’t miss out!

Positive Steps Outdoors is an award winning social enterprise initiative from Northern Ireland that combines professional mountain leadership with mindfulness and coaching to help people reconnect with nature, improve their mental health and build stronger connections with others. Join Alan and Caroline for an insight into how mountains can be medicine…

Join the team behind last year’s “Mission 7” to find out how pre-acclimatisation helped mountaineers summit Everest in just 7 days. The team from “The Altitude Centre” will be on hand to demonstrate their equipment and alongside researchers, show you where this technology can take us next…

Ultrasound is seeing increasing use out in the elements. Join the experts for a “hands on’ session that will guide you through the basics and show you the potential applications it has on the mountainside.

When it comes to managing climbing injuries Andy, Volker and Tim are up there with the best. Join them to hear about the many injuries climbers can encounter and how they can be helped back onto the rock. Not to be missed! This will be a hands-on workshop.

This is as practical and “hands on” as it gets! Join experts from around world to learn about the latest medical equipment that is being used in the mountains. Come dressed for all conditions – the day will include scenarios on one of the Peak District’s most iconic summits - Win Hill!

Do you have something that you’d like to share with a mountain medicine audience? If so, this is for you. Sign up for a 15 minute session and talk about whatever’s on your mind. It could be your latest research, a lesson learnt from a challenging day in the hills or just a piece of advice that you’d just like to share. Whatever it is, there will be an enthusiastic audience who’d like to hear from you. Make sure you save enough time for questions!

This workshop is being held in a village at the centre of traditional British Gritstone Climbing. There is a great tradition of mountain literature and many of the authors have been doctors with an interest in altitude physiology. We hope to share these traditions in a group discussion with a panel of active climbers who are involved in mountain literature as authors, medical historians, publishers, book sellers including the 2025 Boardman Tasker award winner. We are hoping that audience members  will share sections of mountain related books that have inspired their medicine and/or their climbing. 

In the mountains we are constantly pushing ourselves to the limits. Safety can be compromised. Success can slip through our fingers. But how can we be safer and more successful in this environment?

Hear from everyone with skin in the game – not just health care providers but also   mountain athletes, coaches and equipment manufacturers. Get inspired to explore your own limits!

Moving beyond dental trauma, Burj turns his attention to managing injuries to the face. Expect the best in hands-on practical teaching. Highly recommended!

Positive Steps Outdoors is an award winning social enterprise initiative from Northern Ireland that combines professional mountain leadership with mindfulness and coaching to help people reconnect with nature, improve their mental health and build stronger connections with others. Join Alan and Caroline for an insight into how mountains can be medicine…

Ultrasound is seeing increasing use out in the elements. Join the experts for a “hands on’ session that will guide you through the basics and show you the potential applications it has on the mountainside.

Join the team behind last year’s “Mission 7” to find out how pre-acclimatisation helped mountaineers summit Everest in just 7 days. The team from “The Altitude Centre” will be on hand to demonstrate their equipment and alongside researchers, show you where this technology can take us next…

At 6962m, Aconcagua is the tallest mountain in South America. As a result it attracts many hundreds of climbers each year. Working in collaboration with the National Park authorities, local guides and health care providers have gone to great lengths to improve safety and success on the mountain. Hear the inside story from the experts who work there…

This is as practical and “hands on” as it gets! Join experts from around world to learn about the latest medical equipment that is being used in the mountains. Come dressed for all conditions – the day will include scenarios on one of the Peak District’s most iconic summits - Win Hill!

Do you have something that you’d like to share with a mountain medicine audience? If so, this is for you. Sign up for a 15 minute session and talk about whatever’s on your mind. It could be your latest research, a lesson learnt from a challenging day in the hills or just a piece of advice that you’d just like to share. Whatever it is, there will be an enthusiastic audience who’d like to hear from you. Make sure you save enough time for questions!

In the mountains we are constantly pushing ourselves to the limits. Safety can be compromised. Success can slip through our fingers. But how can we be safer and more successful in this environment?

Hear from everyone with skin in the game – not just health care providers but also   mountain athletes, coaches and equipment manufacturers. Get inspired to explore your own limits!

What role can dogs play in finding missing people in the mountains? How do they do it? How are these important animals looked after? Join volunteers from Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England on a walk in the Peak District to find out more!

Drawing from his highly popular “Clinician Corner” articles in High Altitude Medicine and Biology, Andy Luks brings together health care providers and patients to talk about how to manage organ transplant recipients in the mountains. If you’re looking for practical, evidence-based advice on managing chronic medical problems in the mountains look no further than this!”

The ultimate “hands on” experience – using a range of practical resources Burj will guide you through just what you need to handle dental emergencies in the mountains. Burj’s courses have the best feedback in the business. Don’t miss out!

Positive Steps Outdoors is an award winning social enterprise initiative from Northern Ireland that combines professional mountain leadership with mindfulness and coaching to help people reconnect with nature, improve their mental health and build stronger connections with others. Join Alan and Caroline for an insight into how mountains can be medicine... 

Hear from an international panel about how we should manage avalanche victims – from the mountainside to the medical ward

A mountaineering expedition isn’t complete without a river crossing. Join Mike and his team for a “deep dive” into the search, rescue and medical management of immersion casualties. Prepare to get wet…

This is as practical and “hands on” as it gets! Join experts from around world to learn about the latest medical equipment that is being used in the mountains. Come dressed for all conditions – the day will include scenarios on one of the Peak District’s most iconic summits - Win Hill!

Moving beyond dental trauma, Burj turns his attention to managing injuries to the face. Expect the best in hands-on practical teaching. Highly recommended!

Positive Steps Outdoors is an award winning social enterprise initiative from Northern Ireland that combines professional mountain leadership with mindfulness and coaching to help people reconnect with nature, improve their mental health and build stronger connections with others. Join Alan and Caroline for an insight into how mountains can be medicine…

This is as practical and “hands on” as it gets! Join experts from around world to learn about the latest medical equipment that is being used in the mountains. Come dressed for all conditions – the day will include scenarios on one of the Peak District’s most iconic summits - Win Hill!

Join Chris Imray and his team to talk about the first steps in the management of frost bite. From making the diagnosis and evacuation, to inpatient investigations and treatment. You’ll come away with the knowledge of how to deliver the very best of care...

A mountaineering expedition isn’t complete without a river crossing. Join Mike and his team for a “deep dive” into the search, rescue and medical management of immersion casualties. Prepare to get wet…

Described as "the mountaineer's mountaineer", British climber and three-time Piolet d'Or winner Mick Fowler will be joining us to share inspiring stories from his alpine ascents. On the night we'll be raising funds for the Weston Park Cancer Charity.

Sunday Evening: Registration, drinks and the option to take a dip in Hathersage's famous open air pool

Monday Evening: An informal curry buffet at Sangams Balti Restaurant. Please select one time slot below and let us know if you plan to bring a guest (max. 2 tickets).

Monday Evening: An opportunity for Mountain Medicine Diploma (DiMM) students past, present and prospective to network and mingle. This will take place from 8pm at The George pub, which is only a 2 minute walk from the Sangams Curry Buffet.

Tuesday Evening: A Turkish Feast and evening entertainment at the Hathersage Memorial Hall

A guided walk from Hathersage taking in the outstanding Peak District scenery that surrounds the village. The exact itinerary will be selected on the day on the basis of the prevailing weather conditions but you will be led by one of our experienced local guides who will be able to introduce you to some of the history, geography and geology of the landscape. Expect some moderate hills and to cover up to 10 miles during the day. All participants will need to be dressed suitably for a day in the hills including warm layers, a waterproof jacket and sturdy footwear along with a sun hat and sunscreen if the forecast looks like it will be necessary. Don't forget to bring a packed lunch and drink to keep you moving through the day.

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Explore Chatsworth House, one of England’s most iconic stately homes. This will be a chargeable event. Let us know if this is something you'd be interested in and we'll be back in touch.

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A visit to some of the Peak District's unique caves including the famous Blue John's cavern and Speedwell cavern. In addition, enjoy some free time in the charming village of Castleton, a chance to explore it's shops, cafes, and historic streets. This will be a chargeable event. Let us know whether this is something you'd be interested in and we'll be back in touch.

If you're looking to try rock climbing for the first time or have some experience of indoor climbing, then our Outdoor Rock Climbing Taster Day is perfect for you! The Peak District has some of the best rock climbing spots in the UK, and our experienced instructors can help you find just the right level of challenge, whether you're a bit nervous about heights or ready to push yourself to the limit. Don't worry if you've never climbed before, because we'll teach you all you need to know to stay safe. After that, it's all about getting as much hands-on experience as possible. With a maximum group size of 6 you are guaranteed a lot of attention and guidance from your instructor who will help you build your confidence and show you how to climb efficiently, so you can achieve more than you ever thought possible. We will provide all the required technical equipment so participants just need to be dressed appropriately for time in the hills including warm layers, a waterproof jacket and sturdy footwear.  Don't forget to bring a packed lunch and drink to keep you moving through the day.

Take your first underground steps into a Peak District cave system and learn about its creation over 300 million years, discover beautiful formations and fossils as well as evidence of mining dating back centuries. With vast chambers, roaring waterfalls and serpentine passages the caves and mines of the Peak District await your next adventure! Our Beginner Caving Day offers an ideal first taste of underground adventure. During the day you'll visit up to 2 local cave systems. This activity is suitable for everyone, the systems we visit are mostly walking sized with some sections of stooping or hands-and-knees crawling. Each trip lasts 2 to 3 hours and the level of challenge is tailored to you. Before setting out you'll be kitted out with an oversuit, wellies, kneepads, helmet and lamp and we'll make a plan to be safe underground, including taking a detailed look at the weather. Participants will need to be dressed in warm non-cotton clothing such as fleece tops and thermal leggings and to bring along plenty of snacks and a drink.

A one day practical Peak District Navigation Course geared to giving you a taste of the skills you need to get out exploring the tracks and trails of the UK. Aimed at beginners wanting to start self-guided walks in the hills, our Right Way In A Day Navigation Course offers a good introduction to the fundamentals of navigation. You will develop knowledge in the theory and use of maps, grid references, scales and rights of way and all the practical tools for navigation including the use of a compass to set the map and check direction. We will provide the required maps and compasses so participants just need to be dressed appropriately for time in the hills including warm layers, a waterproof jacket and sturdy footwear.  Don't forget to bring a packed lunch and drink to keep you moving through the day.

If you're looking to try rock climbing for the first time or have some experience of indoor climbing, then our Outdoor Rock Climbing Taster Day is perfect for you! The Peak District has some of the best rock climbing spots in the UK, and our experienced instructors can help you find just the right level of challenge, whether you're a bit nervous about heights or ready to push yourself to the limit. Don't worry if you've never climbed before, because we'll teach you all you need to know to stay safe. After that, it's all about getting as much hands-on experience as possible. With a maximum group size of 6 you are guaranteed a lot of attention and guidance from your instructor who will help you build your confidence and show you how to climb efficiently, so you can achieve more than you ever thought possible. We will provide all the required technical equipment so participants just need to be dressed appropriately for time in the hills including warm layers, a waterproof jacket and sturdy footwear.  Don't forget to bring a packed lunch and drink to keep you moving through the day.

A true adventure for experienced or keen beginner cavers. Head deeper underground exploring, abseiling, traversing and climbing in some of the Peak District’s finest vertical caves. Learn the techniques for safe and efficient vertical caving in some of the most impressive and exciting cave systems in the UK. This is a step beyond the beginner caving experience; using specialist ladders and safety line techniques we will delve deeper and go further to explore the fascinating local cave and mine systems. Descend into the cave using abseils and traverses along high ledges then, after exploring the heart of the cave, return to the surface, climbing our roll up caving ladders. On all ascents and descents you will have a safety line attached to you, helping you up and keeping you safe. With a motivated team you can reach the deepest parts of the Peak district and this is the perfect follow up to our Beginner Caving Day. Before setting out you'll be kitted out with an oversuit, wellies, kneepads, helmet and lamp and we'll make a plan to be safe underground, including taking a detailed look at the weather. Participants will need to be dressed in warm non-cotton clothing such as fleece tops and thermal leggings and to bring along plenty of snacks and a drink.

Our Mountain Biking Taster Day covers the core trail skills and is ideal for either complete beginners or for those wanting to progress their mountain bike experience from moderate off-road tracks to more technical intermediate trails. Our experienced guides and instructors will cover the fundamental trail riding skills of body position, footwork, line choice and cornering to get you tackling natural trail features both confidently and safely. We'll also cover the basics of bike set-up, maintenance and safety to ensure you have the right knowledge to head out and further progress by yourself. The Peak District has some of the best and most iconic 'natural' mountain biking in the country with a range of terrain from gentle flowy tracks to rugged and remote trails. With the help and guidance of our knowledgeable local instructors we'll get you riding the right trails in the right conditions to progress your riding whilst ensuring you have a fantastic day out in the hills. Participants will need to bring their own suitable mountain bike or arrange to hire a bike from our neighbouring business, The Bike Garage, where a full day rental costs £30. Everyone will also need to be dressed appropriately for a day of riding in the hills including a spare warm layer, waterproof jacket, snacks, drink and a small rucksack to put everything in

We'll be offering an off road parking option in a neighbouring field as parking in Hathersage can be limited. This will be charged at £5 per day.

Please give us an indication on whether you plan on driving to the congress

We'll we working with various businesses within Hathersage and the surrounding areas to offer a range of accommodation options.

Let us know if you would be interested in any of the options below. 

We'll contact you with further details once accommodation booking is available.

Thank you for registering for the ISMM and BMMS XIV World Congress place in Hathersage, UK. 

You will shortly receive a confirmation email containing the details of your booking and a receipt for your records, if you do not receive an email within 24 hours please contact the events team at enquiries@eventmanagementdirect.co.uk. 

There is a chance that emails from the system may be intercepted by your spam filter, please remember to check your junk mail folder.
Please note, the final details for your attendance will be emailed a few days before the event, if you have not received anything by the meeting date then please do remember to check your junk folder. 

If you have any problems, queries or you would like to amend your booking please contact us on 0114 2995922 or email us at enquiries@eventmanagementdirect.co.uk. 

Don't forget to check out the congress website for local accommodation and transport advice.

We look forward to seeing you in May and welcoming you to the Peak District.