This month the six members of the British Trans-Americas Expedition set forth on their 20,000 mile journey from south to north along the pan-American highway by motorbike.

Today is World TB Day: we speak to Sorsha Roberts from Health Poverty Action about working among the San people to break down barriers to accessing TB care.

Harriet Gray-Stephens, a ski patroller in Glenshee, gives us the lowdown on first aid equipment in Scotland. Tips and photos from an adventure medic who loves the snow.

Dr Francesco Feletti, author of the new textbook of Extreme Sports Medicine, on BASE jumping, what makes an extreme sport, and the challenges of Extreme Sports Medicine.

What are people taking on Everest? And do you know what your group are taking on your expedition?

We chat to the director of Glide! A fantastic six-minute short film about four American wheelchair users’ quest to fly paragliders.

The UIAA has just published an evidence-based guide to drug use in the mountain environment. It’s comprehensive and well worth a look.

Aviation and Space Medicine has just been recognised by the GMC as a specialty in its own right. So we spoke to Sqn Ldr Bonnie Posselt, the UK’s new Aviation and Space Medicine Trainee about how she got there and what’s involved.

What inspires people to work for a medical charity? Sibonile Mathe and Sarah Kessler from the Lifebox team in London talk us through what makes them tick.

Death is an inevitability for all of us, but what if it happens on expedition? More to the point, what if it happens to you…? How do you get home? What happens to your property? Thomas Taylor, Director of Net Lawman, tell us about preparing for the worst and why we should all make a will.