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Membership Mountain Training Association

Membership Type Qualified Member

Membership Number 125642

Renewal Date 16/08/2024

Since 2006 I have been the director of Snowdonia Adventures a small family business that was established in 1999.
Previous to this I worked as a full time freelance outdoor instructor through out the UK.
I also worked in the Nepali Himalaya as a treking guide and volunteer outreach medic worker for MSF in Manang, Nepal, before settling in North Wales.
I have summer and winter mountain leader qualifications as well as a single pitch climbing supervisor award, Power Boat Level 2 Coastal certificate, Cave mine leader training and WCU 3 Star Kayak award and WCU 3 Star Sea Kayak award. Im also a Rescue 3 SRT qualifed- swift water rescue technician.
Im a National Navigation Awards Scheme, NNAS, Tutor Course Director and Gold Level course provider for training and assessment.
From 2004 to 2011 I was a team member of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation with a specialty in technical rope rescue, as well as being part of the casualty care working group and part of the training team delivering summer and winter mountaineering and specialist rescue skills training to other team members as and when needed.
Im also a qualified specialist search dog instructor and handler for human remains/cadaver detection with operational experience in the UK.
From September 2015 to January 2017 I was the Training Officer for Mon-SAR, the first Lowland Rescue Association team in Wales, Im a qualifed Search Technician and TAQA/IQA.

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How to create an Inclusive, Welcoming Environment for all Learners 27/04/2023 0.25
Making your Courses Inclusive and Accessible 20/04/2023 0.25
Cognitive Navigation 26/11/2022 0.50
Find out how Mountain Rescue Works - OVMRT 27/10/2022 0.25
MTA webinar: An introduction to the Be Avalanche Aware guidelines and process (Glenmore Lodge) 09/02/2021 0.25
MTE/MTC Online Course Directors & Staff Workshop 11/01/2021 1.00
Level 2 Child Protection in Sport & Leisure 12/02/2020 0.25
NNAS Tutor Award Course 03/06/2019 1.00
PPE Inspectors Course 14/05/2019 2.00
NNAS Tutor Award Course 03/12/2018 1.00
The optimal learning environment - Sunday PM 11/11/2018 0.50
Listening - Sunday AM 11/11/2018 0.50
Questioning skills - Saturday AM 10/11/2018 0.50
Feedback - Saturday PM 10/11/2018 0.50
Mountain Training - E-learning module half point 04/12/2017 0.50
NNAS - NNAS Tutor Course 05/11/2016 1.00
NNAS Tutor Course and AGM 05/11/2016 1.00
Geology - mountain building 02/11/2016 0.25
Any - Small Business / Marketing Course 21/07/2016 0.50
Mountain Rescue - Team training event (evening) 07/12/2015 0.25
NNAS - Providers' Regional Training workshop 07/11/2015 1.00
Hillside to Hospital Ysbyty Gwynedd 25/11/2012 0.50
Military Aggresive Frontline Haemorrhage Control 05/01/2012 0.50
MREW casualty care course 14/10/2011 1.00
rigging for rescue 12/12/2010 1.00
Tranceiver training PYB 01/12/2010 0.25
MREW Cascare Assesment 30/10/2010 1.00

Director of Snowdonia Adventures, established in 2000. Working full time as an outdoor instructor.
Director/Board member of the NNAS, National Navigation Award Scheme.

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