Mountain Leader Award Training Week

Important Information before booking this course.

1. Before attending this course you must have passed the ‘Mountain Skills Assessment’
2. You must first have registered on the Mountain Leader Scheme with Mountain Training Board Ireland 
3. Be a member of one of the three mountaineering councils e.g.Mountaineering Ireland.
4. You must also ensure you have fulfilled any of the pre-requisites as indicated in the Syllabus. This includes a minimum of 20 personal quality mountain days on the hills of the UK and Ireland

Students should be reasonably fit and prepared for 5 days on the hill including an overnight camp and a number of evening sessions.

Mountain Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered, to a greater or lesser extent, during your six day training course.

• Group management
• Navigation
• Access and the environment
• Hazards (including steep ground and rivers) and emergency procedures
• Equipment
• Expedition skills
• Weather
• Background knowledge

Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Mountain Leader Handbook and the onus is on you to be competent in all of them by the time you come to assessment.

Mountain Leader (ML) Award is for those who wish to lead others in the mountains, hills, and moorlands of Ireland and the UK, in summer conditions.

Before attending this course you must have passed the Mountain Skills assessment (MTBI).

• Hill and Moorland Leader Award Training
• Private: Mountain Leader Award Assessment (Mountain Training UK)
• Leave No Trace Trainer’s Course

What Equipment do I need to bring?

• Bring any of your own personal outdoor clothing and kit such as:
• Waterproof Jacket and trousers*
• Boots*
• Warm layers
• Fleece Jacket
• Hat & Gloves
• Head torch*
• Flask & water bottle
• 40L rucksack & liner*
• First Aid kit
• Notebook and pencil
• Items marked * can be borrowed from TNOC stores
• Mournes map (OSNI  Mournes Activity Map 1:25,000, or Harvey’s Superwalker 1:25,000)

Tollymore can supply most of the equipment you require for this course but as an aspirant ML it is assumed you will be fairly self-sufficient in terms of kit.

The Mountain Leader Award Training Week course fee includes kit, equipment, in course transport, coaching, accommodation and catering (except for the expedition).  You will need to provide your own dinner, breakfast and snacks for the 2 day overnight expedition – Tollymore will provide lunches for both days.

Course accommodation will be in shared twin ensuite rooms. If you would prefer not to share a room, single occupancy may be available for an additional charge.

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