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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...
Walking without a leg to stand on
What’s your earliest memory of being in ‘the outdoors’? Have you always loved it? My parents took me hill walking in Scotland and the Lake District from a young age. I hated it! But as I grew older I really began to appreciate the sense of freedom of being in the outdoors and the immense beauty of Britain’s wild places. From then I embraced the challenge of mountaineering...
Lowland Leader Providers
The launch of the Lowland Leader award on 1st April is a very exciting development for Mountain Training. We have approved a large number of providers and some have already been inducted onto the new scheme. At the same time we’re also launching the Hill & Mountain Skills scheme, our first foray into skills courses and something we think will be a great success. These additions to the...
Leader of the Month - January
We had a great response to the launch of our new campaign last month so thanks for all of your nominations. If you didn't nominate someone, there's always February! Cameron uses his awards on a project called Wildcats (for children from North Edingburgh). He inspires every single one of them with his enthusiasm and love of climbing. Cameron is an outstanding instructor, perhaps one of the best...
Changing Careers Interview
Earlier this month we spoke to Sian Sykes about her new life, living and working outdoors in North Wales (the interview can be found on the BMC website). Here, in the follow up interview, we find out about the challenges involved in leaving a successful career for a world of unknowns... I was working over 18 hours a day. I had no time for myself and I was totally absorbed and consumed by work,...
Winter CPD at Glenmore Lodge
This year started with a great Mountain Training Association event at Glenmore Lodge. Celebrating winter skills, the weekend was really well attended by Association members who grabbed the opportunity to learn more about the Scottish winter environment. The weather wasn't perfect, proving that operating in the winter really isn’t for the faint hearted. It was also a stark...
Provider Inductions
Last week Mountain Training staff worked alongside over 120 enthusiastic tutors for the new Hill & Mountain Skills Scheme. Some slightly suspect weather didn’t stop our new intake as they dissected the syllabus and completed a ‘Train the Trainer’ style day aimed at structuring a logical programme and then delivering the ‘nuts and bolts’ skills. All were delighted...