Training Course Details

Course Fee – £340

Our Mountain Leader Training course is set over 6 consecutive days based in North Wales and are non-residential. Covering all aspects of the syllabus as set out in the handbook. The course will be delivered by a passionate and professional instructor who are very experienced in delivering the mountain leader scheme. Course Programme

Course Program

The program will normally follow this format, but changes may be made to make the best use of venues and weather conditions. On day one please ensure you have a day bag packed and ready to go. This should include food and water for the day as we will lunch on the hill.

DayMorningDaytimeEvening
1Start 9am
Introductions.
Mountain navigation and teaching
techniques.
DLOG.
2Mountain WeatherMountain journey and
party management
including leader kit.
Environmental
Issues.
3Legal
Responsibilities
Mountain journey on steep ground and
party management.
Ropes & knots
4Mountain journey
to apply the
skills from
days 1 to 3.
Mountain journey to
apply the skills from
days 1 to 3.
Expedition Skills.
5Expedition PrepMountain journey. Night Navigation.
6Mountain journeyWater hazards
emergency procedures.
Debrief and action
plan finish by
17:00

Course Close

We will aim to finish by 5pm on the final day to allow time for people to travel home.

Kit List

You will need the following items as a minimum for the course:

N.B. A full kit list will be provided when you book your course.

Consolidation

The period between training and assessment varies in length for each person and is an opportunity to develop your skills, paying attention to any weaknesses identified during the training course. You can use the excuse ‘I’m preparing for assessment’ to have as many mountain adventures as you like, so get out there and explore this beautiful country of ours!