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Leader of the Month
As part of Mountain Training’s 50th Anniversary we’re celebrating a ‘Leader of the Month’ throughout 2014, to help raise awareness of our unsung heroes and the inspiring work they do. Although the title of the award is ‘Leader of the Month’, you can nominate all coaches, leaders, instructors or course directors with a Mountain Training award. The criteria for...
Hill & Mountain Skills
Have you got the skills yet? Our nationally accredited Hill & Mountain Skills courses for beginner and intermediate walkers were launched at the beginning of April and there are providers all over the UK. Quite a few people have already attended courses so we thought we’d find out what they thought. Colin and Debbie both attended a Mountain Skills course in Snowdonia with RAW...
South East Regional Event
Seven hardy souls braved the heat and humidity of the Chilterns for Sunday’s South East Region CPD event, “Running a Lowland Walk”. While nominally aimed at those working towards the new Lowland Leader award, the members present included ML, MIC and IML holders, everyone with a slightly different reason for attending from learning more about the user group for the award to...
John Ellis Roberts
John Ellis Roberts, former Chair of Mountain Training Cymru and retired Guide, was killed yesterday after a tragic accident on Dinas Cromlech in North Wales. Carlo Forte, the current Chair of Mountain Training Cymru, shares his thoughts on the passionate Welshman... John was a familiar face to many of us as a longstanding member and former Chair of Mountain Training Cymru over a great many...
Leader of the Month - June
After convening our panel of experts we can now announce... Not only has he inspired me personally to climb more and more and to improve my climbing, he has also inspired many other climbers. Not only does he know all about climbing techniques, rope work and safety, he also has the people skills to work with a whole range of different customers. And the best thing is that he does everything with...
BMC Coaching Symposium
BMC Ambassador Shauna Coxsey will be joining a team of coaches presenting at this year's BMC Coaching Symposium. Join us on September 13 & 14 to learn a host of new skills and take your coaching to the next level! It's more than two years since the the BMC’s last coaching symposium and much has changed. The demand for coaching and coach education has increased, Mountain Training has...
Leader of the Month - May
May saw the most nominations of any month so far and competition was fierce. After convening our panel of experts we are proud to announce... Mike is a very inspirational instructor. He has M.S. but despite all his difficulties, he never stops trying. He has been a climbing instructor for a local climbing wall and is currently involved with the Scouts and a nearby private school. He will go out...
Funding for BME leaders
If you're from a black or minority ethnic (BME) background and you want to get training to lead others in the outdoors, or in a climbing wall, you could be eligible for financial support. Mountain Training England has received Sport England funding to encourage the development of potential outdoor and climbing leaders from BME communities. Research shows ethnic minorities in Britain participate...