Mountain Muskox

Support Circles & Peer Mentorship

Mountain Muskox provides professionally facilitated peer support circles for anyone who has experienced loss or trauma in the mountains.

The mountains have an inherent risk.

These impacts ripple through family and community. The need for help is real and growing.

As mountain enthusiasts, we understand the rewards gained from time spent in these magical places, but do we ever truly appreciate the darkness that they can also bring?

Accidents are traumatic for those involved and can overwhelm an individual's ability to cope, cause feelings of helplessness , hopelessness, and diminishes their sense of self. People who experience trauma are at a greater risk for suicide, and mountain dwellers are even more at risk.

Critical incidents cannot be carried alone.

It takes a community to heal. Inspired by the defensive circle of the muskoxen, our peer circle can provide healing safety, connection and support. We are a group of mountain community members coming together with professional clinicians to create a sustainable support network for those who have gone through a traumatic event in the mountains.