Leave No TraceOn 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Leave-No-Trace Learn to leadTransformational 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Learn-to-lead Volunteer for MTAOur 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Volunteer-for-MTA Lake District Leaders Landscape TrainingFriends 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Lake-District-Leaders-Landscape-Training ML Refreshers in the PeaksChris 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/ML-Refreshers-in-the-Peaks Become a GPS guruEveryone 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Become-a-GPS-guru Reliving the Mass TrespassIn 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Reliving-the-Mass-Trespass 1:50 maps and beyondWe 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/150-maps-and-beyond Kick start your winterThis 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Kick-start-your-winter Bridge the GapOur '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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Bridge-the-Gap E-learningWe 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/E-learning MTA Leadership resourcesThe 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/MTA-Leadership-resources Get ready for winterThis 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Get-ready-for-winter Coaching & Teaching eventMTA 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Coaching-and-Teaching-event Night nav o'clockMTA 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Night-nav-oclock Met Office & MTA collaborationThese 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Met-Office-and-MTA-collaboration MTA winter weekendThe 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/About/Association-news/Making-the-most-of-winter Blencathra summit stone replaced by Mountain Training Association membersA 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...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/Blencathra-summit-stone-replaced-by-MTA-members Green exercise for mental healthLast 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. ...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/Green-exercise-for-mental-health 2019RealPeaksThis year, not only do we have the ‘Big 3’ (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon) but also Lochnagar, Cairngorm, Ben Macdui, Ben Lomond, Isle of Skye, Roseberry Topping, The Roaches, Coniston Old Man and...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/The-Real3Peaks-challenge-2019 Kick start your winter in 2020The MTA winter CPD weekend is back in all of it's glory next January (25th-26th) at Glenmore Lodge, and we're already taking bookings!This is a great weekend, packed full of winter based CPD workshops for members of the...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/Kick-start-your-winter-in-2020 MTA and Covid-19During these unprecedented times as we all do our bit to try to suppress the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic, we all face many challenges. MTA has advised its workshop providers to cancel upcoming CPD sessions and this...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/MTA-and-Covid-19 To support MTA members during the lockdown we're thrilled to announce the launch of a new series of FREE online webinars running throughout May and June. We have a wide range of subjects on offer and a fantastic team of...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/Programme-for-2020National Plant Monitoring Scheme - supported by PlantlifePublished: 23rd September 2020 Last updated: 19th March 2021 The MTA webinars covering aspects of the upland environment and upland vegetation that took place during spring/lockdown this year, were joined by a significant...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/National-Plant-Monitoring-Scheme---supported-by-Plantlife 2021 Met Office weather sessionsThe Mountain Training Association is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2021 programme of Met Office mountain weather workshops! These sessions have been carefully designed to support the syllabi of Mountain Training's...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/2021-Met-Office-weather-sessions Get ready for winterImportant update: 6th January 2021 Following the recent Scottish Government announcements which came into effect on the 5th January. MTA and Glenmore Lodge deeply regret that our planned Winter CPD weekend due to take place...
/Membership/Mountain-Training-Association/News/Get-ready-for-winter