Lake District Mountaineering and Navigation with Harriet have partnered to offer Mountain Leader training and assessment courses specifically designed to create safe and inclusive spaces for women. the LGBTQ+ community, and other underrepresented folks in the outdoors.
This Mountain Leader training course involves a minimum of 60 hours training over a 5 day period with mountain professionals. This course assesses candidates on all aspects of the Mountain Leader syllabus.
-The results: Pass, Defer, Fail, Not yet completed, Withdrew, Did not show.
-There is no exemption from any element of the assessment.
-Practical reassessments cannot take place within three months of the initial assessment to allow sufficient time for practice and preparation.
-All deferral reassessments must be completed within five years of the original assessment.
-Candidates may undertake two short reassessments after a defer result. Subsequently a full assessment must be undertaken
Once qualified, candidates can lead groups in mountain, hill and moorland environments. They are able to manage walking groups safely in summer conditions.
The Mountain Leader assessment lasts for five days, including a three day expedition with two overnight camps. You will be assessed in the skills below, in accordance with the Mountain Leader syllabus that is detailed in the handbook.
-Responsibilities as a group leader with regards to the care and safety of the group.
-Safety management, your own leadership behaviours and ethos as well as dealing with hazards and emergencies.
-Vision - Support - Challenge
-INSPIRE leadership models
-Main air streams, the likely temperature and humidity of the air masses involved.
-Sequence of clouds that might indicate an incoming front and see if you can identify those clouds when out on the hill.
-Party management in steep ground
-Emergency rope work
-First aid, emergency carries and calling MRT
-Water hazards on the hill
-Understand personal and group kit
-Additional leader equipment
-Group needs, water, food and overall nutrition
-Pace, rhythm, foot placement, conservation of energy, balance, and coordination.
-Individual movement, demonstration and coaching skills
-Navigation is a fundamental skill in mountain walking and leaders must be confident of their route no matter how limited the visibility. We will develop navigation skills towards the Mountain Leader standard and help you become efficient, accurate and confident.
-Undertake a two day, one night overnight camp.
-Learn how to become an effective and responsible camper and supervise mountain camps.
-Teaching and learning skills
-Teach and promote learning to ensure safe and enjoyable hill walking.
-Learn about flora, fauna, geology, landform processes (geomorphology), local history, heritage and language, place names, folklore, the evolution of our landscape and future challenges.
-An awareness of the history, traditions and ethics of recreational mountain walking in the UK and Ireland.
This event is for women only.
18 years +
Must have completed the Mountain Leader training course.
Must meet pre-requisites for assessment.
You must be a member of a mountaineering council
YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETED YOUR MOUNTAIN LEADER TRAINING
You must have an up to date logbook (preferably DLOG) with evidence of 40+ varied Quality Mountain Days minimum
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Mountain Leader Assessment - for Women and Under-Represented Groups
If the course date is less than 30 days away, please use this ticket and pay in full.
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£490.00 | |
Book with 50% deposit: Mountain Leader Assessment - for Women/Under-Represented Folk
This ticket allows you to pay a deposit to secure your place on the course. We will be in touch when the full amount is due, this will be via email and we will send you a link to an easy bank transfer. The full amount will be due no later than 30 days before the course. The contract you enter into on this ticket is a promise to pay the full amount owed.
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£245.00 |
The Old School, Buttermere Village Hall
Buttermere
Cockermouth
-The Buttermere Village Hall is located opposite The Bridge Hotel – it has a sign on saying ‘Buttermere Old School’
-All course intros and theory sessions will take place here during the week
-However, we will be mobile for much of the course and 90% of the course time is spent on the hill
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