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Advice for candidates regarding practical reassessments: The national Mountain Training organisations recognise the challenges faced by candidates wishing to prepare for and undertake practical reassessments. With the current and ongoing COVID-19 situation, practical reassessments will not be...
24/03/2020 10:37:50

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Outdoor recreation leaders back Prime Minister

A group of 35 leading national outdoor activity, tourism, nature, health and rescue organisations, has come together to back the Prime Minister’s call for the public to behave responsibly while exercising outside. In a joint statement, the group offers support to the Government and advises...
23/03/2020 11:39:43

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Coronavirus and Mountain Training

During these unprecedented times as we all do our bit to try to suppress the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic, we all face many challenges. As a network of Mountain Training organisations we have advised our providers to cancel upcoming training and assessment courses and this will be reviewed...
18/03/2020 14:41:12

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Winter Skills Third Edition

The third edition of this invaluable resource for all winter walkers, mountaineers and climbers has been fully revised and updated for 2020. The book has already sold 20,000 copies and the latest version is bursting with essential information about winter skills and techniques for walkers,...
13/03/2020 15:19:50

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Mountain Training - official partner of Mountains for the Mind

At the start of 2020 we’re proud to announce that we are now an official partner of Mountains for the Mind, a campaign that promotes the benefits of being outside. Many studies have shown that doing physical activity can improve mental health and we believe in the power of walking, climbing...
20/12/2019 14:44:22

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#ThinkWINTER in the mountains

Mountaineering organisations have teamed up to help those who love to walk, climb or ski get the best out of Scotland’s mountains this winter.The ThinkWINTER campaign understands the great attraction and challenges of winter in the Scottish Mountains and aims to inspire and encourage people...
03/12/2019 16:56:47

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Summary of the November 2019 MTUKI business meeting

Eleven representatives from mountaineering councils and national Mountain Training organisations met for their third meeting of 2019. They were supported by ten advisers and three members of MTUKI’s Executive Board. This was the first meeting under the organisation’s revised title of...
26/11/2019 12:57:28

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Mountain Training Scotland is recruiting two non-exec directors

Have views on leadership, decision making and teaching skills, and how they are trained and assessed? Can your experience influence the direction of Scotland’s awarding organisation for the Mountain Training qualification and personal skills schemes? Mountain Training Scotland is inviting...
03/10/2019 15:29:46

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Mountain Training UK Meeting Summary June 2019

Eleven representatives from the mountaineering councils and national Mountain Training organisations met for their second meeting of 2019. They were supported by nine advisers and four members of MTUKI’s Executive Board. Notable decisions and actions are as follows: It was agreed in support...
08/07/2019 10:13:19

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Auto-Belays: How not to muck it up

My first encounter with an auto belay was at Number 1 Parachute Training School, Brize Norton as I exited a mock up of a Hercules. It was terrifying! There was a brief stomach churning moment of freefall before the device took action and I still remember it to this day. Auto belays are pretty...
13/06/2019 10:27:19

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Six Coaching Pitfalls and how to avoid them

Something that I have noticed over the years of running coach and instructor assessments, is that the candidates are normally good at making plans that seem to make logical sense, but as soon as they try and implement those plans with real people, things go downhill pretty quickly. So what goes...
12/06/2019 11:54:55

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Summary of the March 2019 MTUK business meeting

Twelve representatives from mountaineering councils and national Mountain Training organisations met for their first meeting of 2019. They were supported by ten advisers and five members of MTUK’s Executive Board. Notable decisions and actions are as follows: It was acknowledged that...
12/04/2019 16:17:12

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Mountaineering Instructor qualifications renamed

The highest level rock and ice climbing qualifications issued by Mountain Training UK are being renamed to better reflect their role. The two qualifications will now be called: Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor – formerly Mountaineering Instructor Award (MIA) Winter Mountaineering and...
09/04/2019 10:58:09

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Pioneers to the end

The first and only woman to hold the Mountaineering Instructor Advanced Certificate (MIAC), Barbara Roscoe, has died at the age of 82. Barbara was a key player in the early years of Mountain Training, joining the Mountain Leadership Training Board as a board member in 1966 which later became...
08/04/2019 12:15:05

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