Outdoor First Aid

Katherine is a qualified Specialist Physical Education teacher and currently runs Active First Aid Training, delivering Rescue Emergency Care certified courses throughout the UK. Having lived in Eryri (Snowdonia) since the mid 80’s she is passionate about mountaineering. In 2000 Katherine became a member of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team and since then has attended over 350 rescue incidents. For over two decades she held the Mountain Rescue Council’s Casualty Care first aid certificate as well as the Emergency Care in Mountain Rescue (Advanced) certificate. Katherine spent a number of years as the chair of the rescue team’s Medical Subcommittee. She sits on the Mountain Rescue England and Wales Medical Subcommittee as well as the Llanberis Medical Subcommittee, and holds the Queen’s Diamond and Platinum Jubilee Medals for her services to mountain rescue.