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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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Mountain Training Scotland is recruiting a Director for the Board

Mountain Training Scotland, as one of four National Mountain Training organisations, works closely with the central coordinating body, Mountain Training United Kingdom (MTUK), to develop and manage a portfolio of UK wide qualification schemes known as the Mountain Training schemes. This ensures...
03/05/2019 14:19:39

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Mentoring

Applications are now open for this year's MTA mentoring programme intake. Last year we launched a trial mentoring programme with 28 participants. The aim of the programme was to provide mentoring support for members who are working towards a qualification assessment. We delivered a training day in...
24/04/2019 15:32:34

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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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Mountaineering Instructor Certificate courses update

The current unseasonably warm weather continues to have an impact on the extremely limited winter conditions and therefore the planned provision of Mountaineering Instructor Certificate courses. The weather outlook for next week, whilst becoming stormier and colder, is not currently expected to...
27/02/2019 13:31:07

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Winter Mountain Leader courses update

The current unseasonably warm weather, and the resulting impact on the extremely limited winter conditions, continues to affect the planned provision of Winter Mountain Leader courses. The weather outlook for next week, whilst becoming stormier and colder, is not expected to appreciably alter the...
27/02/2019 13:27:47

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Supporting candidates with a disability

We understand that every individual is unique and we love to see a really diverse range of people gaining skills and being given the opportunity to learn, lead and inspire others. Did you know that many of our providers have made reasonable adjustments on a training or assessment course to enable a...
20/11/2018 09:17:18

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Coaching & Teaching event

MTA and AMI have teamed up to bring you a weekend of “all things coaching” focusing on the processes of coaching and helping you to understand coaching concepts and when to use them. Know when and how to apply coaching skills regardless of activity or level and integrate them when...
19/10/2018 11:55:34

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Get ready for winter

This is a great weekend, packed full of winter based CPD workshops for members of the Mountain Training Association; an ideal opportunity to develop, refresh and learn new skills, find out about working as a Winter Mountain Leader and meet like-minded members. There are a range of workshops...
19/10/2018 11:49:12

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Extreme Sports Expo 2019

We are very excited to be supporting a new event which seeks to engage and inspire climbers all over the UK. Held at the NEC, Birmingham on the 22nd and 23rd June 2019, Extreme Sports Expo is the only UK event to unite all of the extreme sports audiences under one roof. The Climbing Zone at Extreme...
01/10/2018 16:04:35

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MTE Quality Assurance comes out on top

In a recent audit Mountain Training England were able to provide OfQual with Substantial Assurance that we are doing an excellent job in the delivery of our quality assurance processes. OfQual’s General Conditions of Recognition guarantee the industry standard for academic and vocational...
20/09/2018 11:25:15

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All things coaching

MTA and AMI have teamed up to bring you a weekend of “all things coaching” focusing on the processes of coaching and helping you to understand coaching concepts and when to use them. Know when and how to apply coaching skills regardless of activity or level and integrate them when...
30/08/2018 11:28:15

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Kick start your winter

This is a great weekend, packed full of winter based CPD workshops for members of the Mountain Training Association; an ideal opportunity to develop, refresh and learn new skills, find out about working as a Winter Mountain Leader and meet like-minded members. There are a range of workshops...
09/08/2018 14:44:08

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DLOG tidy up – Scottish climbing

Our DLOG database is self-populating which means we have you wonderful people to thank for how much it’s grown over the past four and a half years. There are currently 715,582 trad climbing entries, 196,727 sport climbing entries and 41,951 winter climbing entries from a total 2.28 million...
17/07/2018 16:40:37

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Mountain Training UK 2018 AGM and business meeting

This year’s AGM was held on Saturday 23 June 2018 at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in Northern Ireland. Ten representatives from the mountaineering councils and national Mountain Training organisations (the Members*) met for their second meeting of 2018. They were supported by eight...
02/07/2018 14:48:14

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