Mountain Leader Courses

Mountain Leader Training Course 2013:

Date:- Sunday 11th August to 16th August 2013
Cost: £440.00 per person inclusive (Based at Derwentwater Hostel Borrowdale The Lake District).
Deposit: £52.00
The Mountain Leader Award (ML) was established to promote the safe enjoyment of the hills and mountains. The scheme provides training and assessment in the technical and group management skills required by those who wish to lead groups in the mountains, hills and moorlands of the United Kingdom and Ireland, other than in winter conditions. It is also a course that will improve the skills of any hill walker who wishes to extend their mountain walking in the UK.
In order to partake in the Mountain Leader Training course it is mandatory that you register on the ML scheme. To register you should have at least twelve months experience of hill walking and have completed at least 20 quality mountain days. You must also have an interest in leadership of groups in the hills and be at least eighteen years of age.
The six day fully residential mountain Leader training course provided by Adele Pennington Mountaineering will be based at Derwentwater Hostel (click here for their website ) in the Lake District. Adele will be working on all the courses and wishes to encourage female participants in the award scheme. The realisation that map and rope dyslexia can be overcome with specific teaching styles and being a Mountain Leader is not a macho pastime enables candidates to relax and learn new skills. During the course Adele will concentrate on delivering the syllabus for ML trainees set out by the UKMLTB as well as exploring methods of personal management to maximize your performance and efficiency in the hills. Adele has over seventeen years experience of working on ML courses and together with her twenty five years of Mountaineering and Leadership has a host of top tips for prospective Mountain Leaders.
Course Programme
Day 1: 9.30am Course registration and Introduction to the Award Scheme.
Introduction to Mountain Navigation
Day 2: Management of groups in a mountain environment. Route finding in the hills and assessment of mountain terrain.
Day 3: Use of the rope for Mountain Leaders.
Day 4: Risk Assessment, Dealing with Water Hazards; Mountain rescue and incident management.
Preparation for the two day remote camping expedition.
Day: 5 and 6 A two day one night remote camping expedition covering aspects of the syllabus already covered night navigation and camp craft.
Day 6: At the end of the expedition there will be a course debriefing session for the group and individuals to ensure every candidate knows how to progress with the scheme.
Evening sessions will take place on most evenings to cover:

Mountain Weather
Leadership and legal issues faced by Mountain Leader
Conservation and Access

This is an exemplarily programme and may be changed to suit the weather conditions.
If you wish to discuss this course with Adele please E-mail climb@adele-pennington.co.uk or ring 07968983146
As Adele will be away on Expedition from 6th April to 1st June bookings for this course will be handled by Summitreks +44 (0)15394 41212 or e-mail info@summitreks.co.uk
To book online: Click Here
In order to reserve a place on this course a £52 deposit will be required:
After paying a deposit you will receive a detailed course programme and equipment list for the course.

For Adele's website CLICK HERE

Adele Pennington in Norway