This year MTA is taking its biennial autumn conference to the Lake District! We hope you can all join us at Derwent Hill outdoor centre on Saturday 23rd - Sunday 24th November 2019.

We have a fantastic range of full day workshops run by experts in their fields, all designed to support you through your training, consolidation, get you ready for your assessment and/or refresh your skills when you're out and about using your qualifications.

The weekend is all inclusive, comprising two full day workshops, Friday and Saturday night B&B, lunches and dinner on Saturday evening, plus Saturday evening talks. We have dormitory accommodation available, at a package price of £210.

• Attend two one day CPD workshops designed to broaden your knowledge and enhance your skills.
• Gain your full 5 year quota of CPD points.
• Network and meet like minded people from the outdoor community.
• Find out the latest news and developments from MTA.
• Kit talk from local Cotswold Outdoor store staff
• An evening lecture by guest speaker, Chaz Powell, on The Wildest Journey - His mission to walk Africa's wildest rivers from source to sea in the battle against wildlife crime.
• A kit demo from Cotswold Outdoor.

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It's not long to go before the event, so places on workshops are now very limited, but here's a quick run-down of what's still available to book:

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Slick rope work for Mountain Leaders

This workshop concentrates on managing a group on steep group and emergency rope work required for Mountain Leader assessment a great opportunity to update and practise your skills either as a refresher or particularly if you are preparing for an assessment. Let’s face it when did you last get your rope out?

The workshop will cover route selection and safeguarding a group in ascent and descent, confidence roping, selecting and using anchors.

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Climbing tactics: physical & mental

Professional Climbing Coach and WMCI John Kettle will deliver a day of theory and practical exercises exploring rock climbing tactics and how to coach them: Topics include move reading, anxiety management, visualisation, injury management, breathing, pacing and goal setting.

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Navigation refresher

This is a great opportunity for people undertaking the Hill & Moorland or Mountain Leader qualification to consolidate their personal navigation skills and is a good refresher for anyone looking to brush up on their skills.

If there is demand for it on the day, there will also be opportunities to explore coaching navigation techniques, allowing you to present well pitched, structured and progressive teaching opportunities that are effective in improving the navigation of your groups and clients when out on the hill.

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Remote supervision

Effective remote supervision is achieved through good planning and the decision-making. A supervisor should be able to identify hazards, know their personal strengths and limitations as well as understanding how group experience and dynamics as well as the impact of different types of supervision on a group. Types of remote supervision have various advantages and disadvantages and choosing the best one is dependent on the group, terrain, and weather. In this workshop the different options a supervisor has and the factors which affect the decision to use a particular type are discussed.

The workshop is highly interactive and based around discussions and indoor scenarios and map exercises.

Workshop provider, Rebecca Coles is an IML and MCI and has been leading expeditions for 15 years. Work has taken her to all 7 continents and, together with personal travel, to over 70 countries.

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Rock Climbing Instructor skills Update & Refresher

Designed for people working towards their Rock Climbing Instructor assessment or are RCI's who haven’t practised for some time, this essential one day workshop will refresh and update your skills, provide plenty of opportunity to practise.

It will include slick bottom and top rope systems, dealing with common problems, group management and setting up abseils.

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Rock Climbing Instructor skills Update & Refresher

Designed for people working towards their Rock Climbing Instructor assessment or are RCI's who haven’t practised for some time, this essential one day workshop will refresh and update your skills, provide plenty of opportunity to practise.

It will include slick bottom and top rope systems, dealing with common problems, group management and setting up abseils.

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Slick rope work for Mountain Leaders

This workshop concentrates on managing a group on steep group and emergency rope work required for Mountain Leader assessment a great opportunity to update and practise your skills either as a refresher or particularly if you are preparing for an assessment. Let’s face it when did you last get your rope out?

The workshop will cover route selection and safeguarding a group in ascent and descent, confidence roping, selecting and using anchors.
Main photo credit: Kelvyn James (Lake District MTA regional coordinator)