Wilderness Medicine School
Tony Meiklejohn, W-AEMT, SOLO Instructor
Tony is an outdoor enthusiast and experienced wilderness guide. Before joining up with SOLO in 2012, Tony first became a registered Maine guide out of college, and then migrated west and spent the next decade working with at risk youth and recovering addicts and alcoholics in the backcountry of Utah, Montana and Alaska. Tony lives with his wife and son in northwestern Montana, where he continues to explore and share his love for the outdoors with his family and friends.
Josiah Russell, Army Combat Medic, W-EMT, SOLO Instructor
Along with teaching for SOLO, Josiah is an instructor at the Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, VT. Josiah teaches mobility in mountainous terrain: such as rope work, knots, land navigation, climbing in both hot and cold environments. After two deployments as a combat engineer, Josiah pursued a career in medicine and education (two of his passions) by training and working as a medic for the army, and in the private sector. Josiah's passions have taken him all over the world, though he often finds himself in the mountains of Montana and Idaho packing horses and mules for big game hunting outfitters.
Garrett Cooper, W-AEMT, SOLO Instructor
As a member of the 10th Mountain Division, Garrett spent nearly 15 months deployed. His passion for travel ignited with a motorcycle trip to Terra del Fuego after his deployment. Garrett also runs Feral Human Expeditions, where he continues to pursue his passions, of travel and education. Garrett is an experienced backcountry AEMT, serving in multiple disaster areas domestically and abroad. He is continuing his love of education and austere medicine as he pursues a master's degree in Extreme Medicine.
