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Leader of the Month
As part of Mountain Training’s 50th Anniversary we’re launching a ‘Leader of the Month’ award, 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 nominations...
Mountain Training in Ireland
Sport NI and Mountaineering Ireland have been working with Mountain Training UK on a proposed new structure that could lead to the creation of a single body to oversee and administer training in mountain related activities on the island of Ireland . Read the current proposals on the Mountaineering Ireland website and have your say.
Recruiting Two New Elected Directors
We are currently recruiting for two posts: These posts are non-salaried (out of pocket expenses will be paid) The role of Mountain Training UK is to coordinate the combined global objectives of the Home Nation Mountain Training Boards. It's areas of work include: Coordination of the global objectives of the Home Nation Boards Development and management of the Candidate Management System...
Our Winter is Over
It has been, without doubt, a unique and challenging season in Scotland with an unprecedented (in our lifetimes) snow depth and almost constant gale force to storm force winds. After months of what has felt like near incessant storms and rainfall, this winter is on track to be the wettest since records began in 1910. As most of our Providers and candidates spend a great deal of the winter above...
Leader of the Month - March
Nominations in March started off a little slow and then finished with a mad rush at the end of the month! After convening our panel of experts we can now announce... I specialise as a communicator for the Deaf, and after taking a deaf child away on a residential week in the Lake District, found the love of the outdoors and climbing. Graham and I then took some other deaf children on a...
NEW Walking Awards Go Live
This week Mountain Training is launching a new ‘pathway’ of walking leadership awards. The increased range of nationally accredited awards combined with clear descriptive names will create greater opportunities for leaders of walking groups. The Lowland Leader is a new entry level award, the Hill and Moorland Leader is a remodelled replacement for the Walking Group Leader and the new...
Hill & Mountain Skills Goes Live
Today (March 31st) Mountain Training have launched the nationally accredited Hill & Mountain Skills Scheme, which has added two new courses aimed at novice and improving hill walkers. Coordinated by Mountain Training, through its network of approved course Providers, the courses aim to equip people with the basic knowledge and safety skills required to participate in hill and mountain walking...