16/10/2026
We put so much focus on physical first aid, but overlook psychological first aid after a traumatic event.
This interview with Lotsafreshair and Dr Kate Baecher is a must-listen for
any hiker who may have had a traumatic experience on the trail, and anyone who leads hikers. In fact its an episode for every human.
Take your time and have a listen, I can guarantee you will learn something you can apply to your time on the trails.
Dr Kate Baecher is a clinical psychologist specialising in trauma in high-risk or complex environments.
Behind all her training and experience serving with the military and working in civilian life supporting critical incidents, she is somebody deeply connected to nature, where the wild place is her happy place.
She joins me today, and shares about the time she witnessed the death of another climber while on a mountaineering holiday to Mont Blanc, on the border of France and Italy… and how that event led her to develop models for dealing with trauma and psychological first aid in remote and rugged environments.
She’ll walk us through those models and give us some really practical tools on how we can deal with traumatic incidents should we ever come across them when out on our adventures.
