Scheme Details
- Awarding Body
- Mountain Training
- Scheme
- Mountain Leader
- Course
- Assessment
- Type
- Assessment
Award Description
This qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to lead hillwalking groups in summer conditions on mountainous routes not requiring the planned use of a rope. Established in 1964, this was the first qualification created by Mountain Training.
About
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Daytime
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Evening
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Day 1
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Introductions, method of assessment. Equipment to carry for a day walk, management of incidents, navigation, stream crossings. |
Discussion of home papers. |
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Day 2
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Mountain day including management of groups on steep ground and emergency rope work. |
Preparation for expedition including route planning. |
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Day 3
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Expedition focusing on navigation, leadership skills and camp craft. |
Night navigation as required. |
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Day 4
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Expedition focusing on navigation, leadership skills and camp craft. |
Night navigation as required. |
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Day 5
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Return from expedition, results, group debrief and individual debriefs. |
Course close 5pm. |
Where And When
- Start
- 15/04/2024 08:30
- End
- 19/04/2024 17:00
- Total Days
- 5
- Maximum Bookings
- 8
- Bookings
- 6
- Venue
- West Highland College
- Town
- Fort William
- County
- Highland
- Postcode
- PH33 6FF
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 56.82283
- Longitude
- -5.10791
Provider
- Name
- Abacus Mountain Guides
- Phone
- 01397703563
- Website
- Booking/Details