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Mountain Leader Syllabus Updates

Mountain Leader Syllabus Updates

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Mountain Training recently undertook a review of the Mountain Leader scheme to ensure the award remains current. We take a look at the main changes here.


Posted on 1 July 202218 March 2023
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How to Become a Mountain Leader

How to Become a Mountain Leader

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We take a look at the Mountain Leader award and what’s required at each stage of the scheme along your journey to becoming qualified.


Posted on 25 July 20219 June 2023
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Mountain Leader Good Reads

Mountain Leader Good Reads

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A selection of recommended books for Mountain Leaders looking to increase their wider understanding of the mountain environment.


Posted on 24 June 202129 May 2023
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Rock Climbing Instructor – the New Single Pitch Award

Rock Climbing Instructor – the New Single Pitch Award

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The Rock Climbing Instructor qualification is the new name for the old Single Pitch Award.

We look at the updates and changes to syllabus here.


Posted on 27 June 20199 June 2023
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Petzl Sirocco 2 Helmet Review

Petzl Sirocco 2 Helmet Review

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We check out the new updated Petzl Sirocco helmet and see if our favorite helmet has been improved further…


Posted on 5 September 201718 March 2023
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Joe trying to cheat the system on the ninja feet g Joe trying to cheat the system on the ninja feet game, but Deb's sixth sense was strong 🧠👊

These are always fun courses to run, and we've got 6 great candidates all bringing their own experiences and ideas to throw into the mix too.
Out with Luke today refreshing Rock Climbing Instr Out with Luke today refreshing Rock Climbing Instructor skills and techniques for an upcoming assessment. Thankfully a drier afternoon than the morning!

Refreshers can be useful opportunities for people to revise syllabus aspects if it's been a while since attending training; or as an opportunity for mock-assessment to gain feedback. Either way, confidence is usually improved. 

If life has got in the way and sidetracked your roadmap to getting qualified, or you feel you could use a confidence boost to book that assessment, get in touch.

We're experienced providers of the Climbing Wall Instructor, Rock Climbing Instructor and Mountain Leader schemes, regularly working on training and assessment courses with candidates, as well as doing the work of the awards with real groups.

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More delayed social media posts! The other half of More delayed social media posts! The other half of the pics from Ed and Ben's Learn to Lead Trad course the other week. Mostly photos of Ed this time enjoying putting all the skills together confidently on his first trad leads 👊📸

It's been a bit busier toward the end of the season than I'd planned, with a lot of behind the scenes work going on in between the outdoor work. Summer work is starting to wind down now and plans for the winter season are coming together ❄️🌨️

Steph and I have just landed in Mallorca for the start of our sport climbing holiday though so one last week of warm dry rock hopefully 🤞😎

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Was a pleasure to welcome Ben and Ed back for a Ro Was a pleasure to welcome Ben and Ed back for a Rock Skills Learn to Lead Trad course after attending one of our Intermediate courses earlier in the year. The reason I love instructing and why I named my company...

These guys have gradually been building their skills and confidence; they wanted to progress to becoming independent climbers and mountaineers. Looking forward to catching up when it's time to take the next step and hear what adventures they've gotten up to.

Great fun hanging out again & more photos than can fit in a single post; so these ones are mostly of Ben other than the initial bromance shot 👊💪📸

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Adventure day with Kumar up on Tryfan. Atmospheric Adventure day with Kumar up on Tryfan. Atmospheric and a bit greasy, but thankfully not too much actual rain falling from the sky.

We headed up Gashed Crag, pretty tough on the slimy chimney, then down and across to join the top half of Overlapping Ridge Route taking in the great 4b Yellow Slab pitch.

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Photos from today posted in reverse order. Mixed w Photos from today posted in reverse order. Mixed weather day so we moved around a bit, starting at Castle Inn to find dry rock to start the day getting 6 routes in for Kumar including his hardest technical grades to date to work on footwork.

We then headed to the Orme, sneaking up Ask Politely (HS) just as the rain started but before it got soaked. A big boots ascent of the easier line Sliced Digits (VDiff) whilst waiting for it to dry up a little, before jumping on No Comebacks (VS, 4c) which follows the roof capped corner in the first photos; the rain had passed over it, but was still a bit greasy making it quite sporting.

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