Wilderness First Aid Training 2022

Constant Improvement

In Salkantay Trekking, we believe that innovation and constant improvement are fundamental pillars that allow us to continue providing good service of responsible and professional guiding with the necessary care that an injured person needs. For this reason, every February, when we stop route operations, we conduct training and workshops to improve our services and be at the forefront as the best tour operators in our region and country.

Since our first years of operation, we have known that responding immediately to an emergency or accident is a necessity and a responsibility; for this reason, every year, we hold theoretical and practical workshops that allow us to access this knowledge. As time went by, the instruction became more and more specialized and necessary, understanding that the areas where we operate are rugged areas, where we do not have immediate and close access to health and hospital implements; thus, providing first aid in outdoor activities and, above all, in places far from the city, becomes one of our primary responsibilities.

Salkantay Trekking staff training 2022 tour guides training

At the Ausangate Glacier

This year was no exception since our team of guides were able to obtain the INTERMEDIATE FIRST AID IN AGGRESSIVE ZONE certification. Huchuy Phinaya (15,256 feet high) was chosen to carry out this exceptional workshop course. This enclave surrounded by the Vilcanota mountain range is ideal to put into practice all the knowledge acquired. Thanks to the rugged area that it presents, it helps us to simulate an emergency action and thus to be able to carry out this training in a better way.

Staff training Salkantay Trekking 2022 Ausangate mountain first aid

Summary

We have obtained an important achievement thanks to our guiding professionals‘ dedication, effort, sacrifice, and teamwork. During five days, we received instruction on regulations, procedures, techniques, and professional notions in first response and first aid necessary to access, assist and preserve life in a high Andean environment, either as a FIRST LINE OF RESPONSE or in support of specialized rescue groups.