Winter Course 3/2026
Ski Mountaineering Course with Medical Focuses on Cold, Avalanche, High-Altitude, and Internal Medicine
Ski Mountaineering Course with Medical Focuses on Cold, Avalanche, High-Altitude, and Internal Medicine
Sat, April 11, 12:00 PM – Fri, April 17, 2026, 12:00 PM
Franz-Senn-Hütte (2,147 m), Neustift im Stubaital
The International Courses for Alpine Medicine (DIMM) are organized in cooperation with Alpinärzteschmiede. Registration for the course takes place via the Alpinärzteschmiede website.
The course is already fully booked!
Winter Course 3
Info & Program
The preliminary course program for download will follow!
Price: €1,840,– excl. accommodation, lift, and luggage transport
Alpine Medical Seminars
Imparting specialized knowledge by topic-related expert speakers on the following subject areas
- Hypothermia and Avalanche Medicine (2 hours)
- Radiation Damage to Skin and Eyes in the Mountains (2 hours)
- Alpine Traumatology Part 1 (2 hours)
- Local Cold Injuries (2 hours)
- Internal Medicine (3 hours)
- Medicine of High and Extreme Altitudes (4 hours)
- High-Altitude Trekking and Mountaineering (2 hours)
- Pre-Acclimatization (1 hour)
- Limits of Performance in Alpine Sports at Various Altitudes (2 hours)
- Orthopedic Diseases and Injuries in Mountaineering (2 hours)
Alpine Medical Practical Exercises
- Initial Medical Care at the Accident Site
- Medical Care in Emergency Bivouac
- Rescue and Resuscitation after Avalanche Burial
- Survival Strategies in Alpine Terrain
- Hyperbaric Emergency Therapy in the Field
Alpinistic Training
This consists of imparting knowledge and skills for independently conducting ski, snowboard, or snowshoe tours. Tour planning, snow and avalanche science, orientation in theory and practice in small groups of max. 6 people per mountain guide.
Winter Course 3
Course Management
Mag. phil. Reinhard Pühringer PhD
Profile
- Sports Scientist (PhD)
- State-certified Mountain and Ski Guide
- Ski and Cross-country Ski Instructor
- State-certified Trainer
- Travel Agency Owner
- Professional Photographer
- Organic Farmer
Publications
Age-Dependent Health Status and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Austrian Military Mountain Guides
Reinhard Puehringer 1 2 , Martin Berger 3 , Michael Said 3 , Martin Burtscher 1 2
Affiliations expand
PMID: 32757956 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2020.0092
Association Between Ferritin Levels and Altitude-Dependent Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Mountain Guides.
Pühringer R, Muckenthaler M, Burtscher M.
High Alt Med Biol. 2023 Jun;24(2):139-143. doi: 10.1089/ham.2023.0016. Epub 2023 May 3.
PMID: 37134197
Does Moderate Altitude Affect VO2max in Acclimatized Mountain Guides?
Pühringer R, Gatterer H, Berger M, Said M, Faulhaber M, Burtscher M.
High Alt Med Biol. 2022 Mar;23(1):37-42. doi: 10.1089/ham.2021.0081. Epub 2021 Dec 20.
PMID: 34939827
Prim. PD Dr. Peter Paal MBA PM.ME EDAIC EDIC ESRA-DRA FERC
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy Salzburg
Kajetanerplatz 1
A-5010 Salzburg
Profile
- Specialist in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
- President of the Austrian Board for Alpine Safety
- Scientific Director ICAR MEDCOM
- UIAA MEDCOM
- BRD in AVS
Alpine Medical Focus Areas and Research
- Accidental Hypothermia and Avalanche
- Alpine Emergency Medicine
- Accident Research and Prevention
- Extreme Environments
DIMM Examination Dates
The Austrian-German Alpine Physician Training, recognized worldwide by the UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme), IKAR (International Commission for Alpine Rescue), and ISMM (International Society for Mountain Medicine), can be completed once a year with the following qualifications: Diploma in Mountain Medicine and Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine.