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Since his arrival he has carried out his charity involvement, encouraging and inspiring students and colleagues alike.
Ash has developed the Para-Monte funded research programme and expanded the partnership to involve the appointment of Dr Justin Roberts and Alicia Diment…as well as volunteer students to take part in the charity’s Altitude Illnesses research.
Through the recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Para-monte, as led by Dr Ash Willmott, more than 30 undergraduate and postgraduate students from across the School of Psychology and Sport Science at ARU have volunteered their time to produce some amazing pieces of work for the altitude awareness charity, Para-Monte's new website.
These have been produced as part of the on-going partnership between ARU and Para-Monte to;
This Is part of ARU's wider “Learning through Experience” project, led by ARU staff (Drs Ash Willmott and Justin Roberts) and senior student ambassadors (Alicia Diment). Initial student feedback has been really positive so far, and has helped inform their wider learning and knowledge of altitude exposure.
ARU and Para-Monte will continue this new partnership going into 2021 with numerous experimental studies planned and educational lectures to be provided to the student cohort and wider community.
For further information please contact Dr Ash Willmott (Ash.willmott@anglia.ac.uk)
Dr Ash Willmott is a Sport and Exercise Science Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). Ash is an accredited Sport and Exercise Physiologist and Chartered Scientist (C.Sci) with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), and a member of the Environmental Extremes Laboratory (EEL) at the University of Brighton and the Physiological Society.
Ash has over 9 years’ experience in Sport and Exercise Physiology, and specialises in the sensitivity and adaptation to extreme environmental conditions, specifically heat stress and altitude. He has undertaken many studies involving the acute and chronic heat alleviation strategies, which have translated into support for elite level ultra-runners for the Marathon des Sables and English Institute of Sport for Tokyo 2021 preparations.
Ash has worked closely with Para-Monte for the past four years, and is continuing his commitment with ongoing educational talks and research into the susceptibility to acute mountain sickness within a range of populations. He is also leading the “Learning through Experience” project between ARU and Para-Monte, by translating research and knowledge to the wider community.
Justin is an Associate Professor in Exercise and Health Nutrition at the Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences (CCSES), Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Justin is an accredited Sport and Exercise Physiologist with the British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), Chartered Scientist (C.Sci) and current BASES Laboratory Director.
He is also a Registered Nutritional Therapist with the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).
With over 25 years applied experience across a range of sports and levels (recreational to world-class), Justin utilises an evidence-based, functional approach to nutrition.
Alicia is a third student at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) undertaking a Sport and Exercise Science (BSc.) undergraduate degree. Alicia’s key areas of interest are altitude medicine and the potential applications of altitude training as a therapeutic tool. Her dissertation project will be based around ensuring the accuracy/reliability of new altitude training tools and investigating the effectiveness of novel training strategies to enhance physiology, psychology and performance at altitude, whilst simultaneously reducing the risk of illness.
Alicia is ARU’s Senior Student Ambassador for Para-Monte, whereby, she is committed to raising awareness of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) to the general public.
Alicia completed a summer studentship with Drs Ash Willmott and Justin Roberts, and contributed to the completion of ~30 research summary articles/posters for the new Para-Monte website. The written summaries and posters were each based around a published peer-reviewed article, some of those that Para-Monte have previously funded, and covered a range of topics that included cognitive performance at altitude, application and variety of altitude training methodologies, and athlete perceptions of altitude training.
The website is dedicated to Adam our son and brother, a fit healthy 25 year old young man, who lost his life to Altitude Sickness whilst travelling in Peru.
Adam’s loss should not be in vain (read his story) and we feel extremely passionate to spread the word about Altitude Illnesses globally, to ensure that people become more aware of the risks and dangers at altitude.
Wishing you a safe onward journey.
Emma, Chris and Jeannet Savory
Sir Ranulph Fiennes served in the British Army for eight years, including a period on counter-insurgency service while attached to the Army of the Sultanate of Oman.
He later undertook numerous expeditions and was the first person to visit both the North and South Poles by surface means and the first to completely cross Antarctica on foot.
In May 2009, at the age of 65, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest.
