Martin Hanzalek Wilderness Survival

Martin Hanzalek is now teaching Wilderness Survival Clinics, Wilderness Medical Training Programs, and CPR certification workshops in both St. John's and Corner Brook Newfoundland. Programs start at just $35 and offer professional certification and essential life skills. Regardless of if you are a tourism operator specializing in ice climbing, dog sledding, and river rafting, if you are a nurse looking for a CPR recertification, or a stay at home patent wanting to know what to do with a choking infant, these courses require no prior training and are great for everyone.

SIRIUS Wilderness Medicine

Martin Hanzalek is Newfoundland's most qualified and experienced wilderness medical instructor. Marty Hanzalek teaches the 16, 40, and 80 hour advanced wilderness medical programs for Sirius Wilderness Medicine, Canada's largest provider of wilderness medical training. Hanzalek also teaches certification programs for Rescue Canada, The Canadian Avalanche Association, and the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Newfoundland Electric Bikes

Martin Hanzalek and Jasmine Kean have been actively lobbying the Newfoundland government to make Ebike lanes and Electric Bike Transport part of the long term plan at St. John's City Hall. Electric Bikes and Ebike scooters are popular all over Canada now as an alternative mode of transportation. At first glance electric bikes may look like scooters but in this video Martin Hanzalek points out some of the key differences and why it is important to differentiate between the two.

Newfoundland CPR Course

Knowing how to give CPR and keeping your certification current is an essential skill for everyone. Regardless of if you are a wilderness outdoor adventure guide, a babysitter, office worker, stay at home parent, student, or concerned citizen, knowing how to give CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is an integral part in starting the process of saving someone's life if they stop breathing, if their heart stops beating, or if they start to choke on a foreign object. Imagine being unable help your infant who is choking on a grape or your partner who just had a heart attack? Calling the ambulance and waiting for help to arrive often takes too much time. Knowing what to do can make the difference between life and death.

Newfoundland Backcountry Skiing

Backcountry skiing in the tableland mountains in Gros Morne National Park offers some surprisingly good powder turns. The terrain in the The Tableland Mountains region is varied offering something for everyone. Trout River Bowl offers perfect powder turns with over 1500 feet of vertical decent, Winterhouse Brook offers both great ski touring in the valley and steeper runs from the summit, and the slopes adjacent to the southwest Gultch itself offer Tgr steepest runs. On top of the mountain the Tableland Mountains Plateau has great kite skiing and snowkiting opportunities.

Winter Adventures in Eastern Newfoundland

The Newfoundland Snowkite School and Martin Hanzalek are offering kite flying clinics and Snowkite lessons (both kite skiing and kite snowboarding) on select days throughout the winter months in St. John's and the surrounding area. Sick of burning fuel and fixing the skidoo? Discover the freedom of snow kiting and get ready to discover a new way of getting around in the winter. Call Marty at 763-7433 for more details.

Snowkite in the Tableland Mountains in Gros Morne National Park

With the leaves changing colors and a hint of snow in the alpine we are quickly approaching another season of snow kiting, kite skiing, and alpine fun.

  Gros Morne National Park boasts some of the best snowkiting on the planet, with a seemingly limitless alpine plateau in the Tableland Mountains, dozens of alpine powder filled bowls, and everything from steep and deep chutes to gentle powder slopes. The terrain has something for all ages and abilities.