Dr Nick Carter has sailed over 50,000 nautical miles cruising on his own boat, racing or adventure sailing. He tells us about a recent trip free diving in the Antarctic peninsula and gives his thoughts on being a ‘sailing medic’.

Dr Meinir Jones fills us in on what it was like to be the on-ice medic for a crossing of the polar ice cap, supporting military veteran and amputee, Pete Bowker.

Expeditions are rarely unqualified successes. The rough comes with the smooth. However, for an easier ride please read Erin Kilborn’s tale of a river trip to Puerto Prado in Peru before you go.

Dr Susie MacDonald recalls her experience working in rural Madagascar as a medic with voluntary organisation Edge of Africa.

Imagine the responsibility of being Sir David Attenborough’s doctor 10,000 feet up in a balloon. For our final article of the year, we asked Dr Lucy Obolensky how it felt. Enjoy and see you all in 2017!

Facing an unexpected RTA in Nepal: a brilliant reminder of why expeditions are such a challenging and interesting setting in which to practice medicine and a great summary of the lessons to be learned.

EMT Jamie Pattison on winning the Berghaus Iceman, reaching his physical and emotional limits in the world’s toughest Arctic ski race.

Is there anything more badass than a polar volcano? Ask Dr Zoe Burton – she took a break from anaesthetic training in Portsmouth to be an expedition doctor at the foot of Antarctica’s Mount Erebus.

Through a geological quirk, the summit of Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo is the furthest point from the centre of the Earth. Chris Imray, Hannah Lock and the BMRES Team headed for the peak.

In the week that the Calais ‘Jungle’ is bulldozed, this is Hannah Evans’ account of volunteering in a refugee camp in the port of Mytilini, Greece.