About

About Mountain West rescue

Mountain West Rescue provides wilderness medicine training utilizing the Desert Mountain Medicine curriculum. DMM curriculum is based on practice guidelines established by the Wilderness Medical Society and scope of practice documents written by the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative (WMEC.)

We aim to provide the highest quality medical training to professionals, recreationalists and organizations that operate in remote areas far from definitive medical care.

We run courses throughout the Western United States and abroad. Reach out if you are interested in setting up a private course!

Instructors

Jonathan Cooper is a lead instructor for Mountain West Rescue. Originally hailing from Western Washington, he currently splits his time between the Pacific Northwest and Southwest Colorado. Since 2008, he has been involved in the guiding and outdoor education profession as a sea kayaking, mountaineering, backcountry ski guide and avalanche educator. He has worked with organizations such as Mountain Trip, Silverton Avalanche School, San Juan Expeditions, Northwest Outward Bound School, and many more.

Jonathan currently works as a Paramedic / FF with the Telluride Fire Protection District as well as the San Miguel Search and Rescue team.

His personal and professional experience has taken him on expeditions to some corners of the globe including East Africa, Indonesia, SE Asia, Patagonia, Alaska, Nepal, and many more. When he’s not teaching or working, he can be found chasing thermals under his paraglider, climbing rock, trail running, or descending snow covered slopes under the influence of gravity.