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Remember all those good intentions you had at the start of the year? The ones about getting out more, working towards a qualification or gaining some more skills so you could have bigger adventures? Well it’s not too late to take action and start making them a reality. Registering on one of our schemes takes less than 10 minutes (less than 5 if you’ve already got an account on our...
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Did you know that Mountain Training has a membership association? It’s called the Mountain Training Association and it's main aim is to support you to be successful; whether that's passing an assessment, running your own business or being an inspirational volunteer. The association was set up by us, Mountain Training (the organisation you register with when you embark on a scheme), to...
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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All-board news - June 2017
Last Saturday (24th June) at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in Northern Ireland, all six of the Mountain Training organisations of the UK and Ireland met for the second of three meetings this year. The meeting was well attended and here is a quick update on some notable events... Mountain Training UK recently recruited for a new director as Tony Halliwell has completed his three year term and...
26/06/2017 15:23:45
Job Opportunity with Mountain Training
Mountain Training is seeking to appoint a full time member of staff to join the Customer Service Team. Reporting to the Customer Services Manager, the new recruit will work as a key member of Mountain Training’s Customer Service Team, providing administrative support to internal and external customers. This is a small but busy office team and the role involves working with multiple...
12/06/2017 12:50:37
Keswick Mountain Festival
Keswick Mountain Festival has become one of the UK’s leading festivals for outdoor enthusiasts, with everything from triathlons and mountain marathons to festival camping, live music and the festival village. This year, Mountain Training will be part of the BMC & Lowe Alpine Skills Camp in the festival village, offering FREE mountains skills sessions for hill walkers to help kick start...
22/05/2017 13:26:46
Director Vacancy - Vice Chair, Mountain Training Scotland
Mountain Training Scotland (MTS) is recruiting one Director for the role of Vice Chair Mountain Training Scotland, as one of five National Mountain Training Boards, works closely with the central coordinating body, Mountain Training United Kingdom (MTUK), to develop and manage a portfolio of qualification schemes. This ensures parity in the qualifications syllabi, and consistency of delivery...
05/05/2017 16:02:02
Hill Skills Filming
Our Hill & Mountain Skills courses are proving really popular with new and improving walkers and they have the potential to appeal to an even wider audience. So we’re going to make two short films, one for each scheme, starting with filming for Hill Skills on 3rd and 4th May 2017. Filming will take place from 12pm-6pm in the Peak District (Hathersage area) on Wednesday 3rd May and in...
27/04/2017 16:19:03
Climbing Awards Review - Update
April 2017 Since the last time we updated everyone in June 2016 we have spent a great deal of time considering the research. Here is a brief overview of the process so far and an outline of key milestones yet to come. This was approved at the MTUK board meeting in October 2015 and outlined a plan for the review. The aim of the review is to identify and make recommendations regarding:...
10/04/2017 09:39:55