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Scouts Infographic
Mountain Training and the Scouts have been working together for decades thanks to our shared interest in walking, climbing and mountaineering. Many Scout leaders go on to gain one or more of our qualifications and many of the people who already hold our qualifications find themselves working with the Scouts, which requires a permit. So we've teamed up to create an infographic which showcases the...
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...
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South West Regional event
Well finally here it is… The second South West Joint Associations CPD weekend will take place on 5-6th March 2016, kindly hosted by the Mendip Snowsports centre, Churchill, Somerset.The theme is Quality Delivery - The weekend will consist of a number of CPD workshops on both days, an MTA forum for questions and feedback and an evening talk as well as plenty of...
06/01/2016 10:37:41
Mountaineering and Ecology
In the West, most of us live indoor lives, insulated from the elemental realities of sun, moon, stars, wind, frost and rain. Going to the mountains is a reminder that we are still a part of the natural world. Yet even mountaineers can be woefully ignorant about the mountains they climb and they are the poorer for it. The nature and origins of the rocks we climb, the forces that have shaped those...
22/12/2015 12:12:27
Register this month
Have fun, go exploring, be close to nature, learn something, have an adventure, challenge yourself, develop a sense of self worth, get fit and healthy; there are so many reasons to pursue a Mountain Training qualification or skills course. If you've been thinking about registering for one of our qualification schemes but not done it yet, now’s the time to register because registration fees...
19/11/2015 15:02:40
Womens Climbing Symposium 2015
What an uplifting event! This year 300 women attended the Women’s Climbing Symposium (that’s more than ever), the line-up of speakers was exceptional and varied, the coaching was of a really high quality and the atmosphere was encouraging and positive. Can we book for next year yet? “The Women’s Climbing Symposium is an event that aims to connect, inspire and develop...
20/10/2015 12:05:43
Real3Peaks Challenge
Saturday's results... Ben Nevis 13 Volunteers, 153kg Scafell Pike39 Volunteers, 155.5kg Snowdon36 Volunteers, 205kg What an astounding day, organised by three members of the Mountian Training Association and joined by 88 people who came out on Saturday 10th October to support the Real3Peaks Challenge on the UK’s highest peaks - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike & Snowdon, collecting litter...
20/10/2015 11:57:29
A geological and geomorphological tour
No Vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end. A geological and geomorphological tour of Holyrood Park, Edinburgh On Wednesday 26th August 2015 ten members (and one dog) went on a Geological and Geomorphological tour of Holyrood Park led by member Alistair McGowan, Hills of Hame We began by looking at some of the sedimentary rocks, which form the bedrock before the volcanic eruptions that...
21/09/2015 12:23:53