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On a very sunny March weekend in North Wales last year, MTA members were out in force making the most of the first MTA Leave No Trace Trainer workshop, hosted by Life Trek Adventures, now Nature Training - a company based in...

Transformational leadership; inspire, enable and develop others. Following the successes of the last few years, Samantha returns again this year to deliver her popular Transformational Leadership workshops for Mountain...

Our membership is growing annually and the spread of members across the UK is ever changing. As a result, we're looking to create more local communities of support within the wider MTA community and we have a number of brand...

If you are a qualification holder and MTA member who would like to increase your skill set by volunteering as a mentor, or you are a member who would like support to progress through your chosen qualification as a mentee,...

Friends of the Lake District are running a variety of landscape training sessions throughout spring and summer this year, specifically designed for outdoor leaders. Gain a deeper understand of Cumbria's upland ecology and...

Chris Harling has been running some brilliant Mountain Leader refresher weekends this spring and summer in the Peak District and we're looking forward to him hosting more for members in the coming months. Here's a little...

Everyone who ventures outdoors knows how important it is to be a competent navigator in the terrain that you are in – be it countryside, moorland or mountain. This is even more vital when leading groups; your...

In glorious clear weather, sunshine relieved by a cool breeze, nine MTA members walked in the footsteps of the heroic working class lads and lasses, who in 1932 defied the hired bullies of the grouse-shooting toffs, and...

We all navigate confidently (usually!) at 1:25k. But as you know, the Mountain Leader syllabus requires candidates and award holders to be just as efficient at other scales. Typically this will be 1:50k, but there are other...

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...

Our 'Bridging the gap between SPA and RCI' workshops are one day update and training sessions for people who have completed their Single Pitch Award training and wish to become familiar with the new aspects of the Rock...

We currently have five e-learning modules available, with more under development. All of the modules are designed to complement one or more of the Mountain Training schemes and we think they're a great way to supplement your...

The Mountain Training Association (the support and development branch of Mountain Training) have teamed up with Dr Samantha McElligott, Mountain Leader and leadership consultant, to provide members with a very handy package...

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...

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...

MTA workshop review - 14th Nov 2018 A challenge for those of us based in the South East is how to hone skills for the hill, moorland and mountain environments without travelling away from home? This week's night navigation...

These workshops have been carefully designed to support the syllabi of Mountain Training's qualifications as well as to enhance the knowledge of qualified leaders and instructors. They are all about practically applying...

The annual MTA winter CPD weekend was back in all of it's glory at Glenmore Lodge on January 26th-27th. Packed full of winter based CPD workshops it was an ideal opportunity for MTA members to develop, refresh and learn new...

Last year (2018) 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...

A group of enthusiastic Mountain Training Association members spearheaded by John Beamson have replaced the summit stone on Blencathra in the Lake District thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. The stone went missing in August...

Last month, several of our MTA members volunteered as leaders in Black Dog Outdoors’ inaugural day walk, using their experience as qualified Mountain Leaders to lead the group and provide support throughout the day. ...

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...