Mountain Leader Training England www.mlte.org

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Mountain Leader Training Englandwww.mlte.org
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So you want to become a Mountain Leader???

• Registration
• Training Courses
• Consolidation Period
• Assessment

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Registration Requirements

• Must be a minimum of 18years
• Have 12 months of walking experience in
  appropriate terrain
• Must be a member of the British Mountaineering
  Council (BMC) www.thebmc.co.uk 15
• An interest in leading groups

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Training

• To attend a training course you must have logged
  at least 20 Quality Mountain Days
• Definition of QMD
• The quality of a mountain day lies in a range of
  factors that make a positive contribution towards
  a persons development and maturity as an all
  round mountaineer.

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• In a QMD usually some of these criteria are met
• The individual takes part in the planning and
  leadership.
• Adverse conditions may be encountered and
  navigation skills are required away from marked
  paths.
• Experience must be in terrain and weather that is
  comparable to UK and Irish hills
• Attention is paid to safety, knowledge increased
  and skills practised
• The journey time is 5 hours or more
• The majority of these days will be in the UK and
  Ireland.
• It is likely that such a day for the ML Award
  will involve the ascent of a significant mountain.

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The TRAINING COURSE!!!

• Training courses are a minimum of 60 hours
  contact time (normally 6 consecutive days)
• Lots of places to choose from-look on the
  website.
• UBES SUBSIDY
• 75 to go towards your training

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The criteria for a SUBSIDY

• A member of UBES and UBU as a result
• An active member for at least one more year (of
  both of above and still be in the university!)
• The desire to use the skills learnt and to teach
  others

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My ML training diaryGhyll Head 26th Aug-1st Sept

• Gyhll Head was seven days, allowing for a three
  day expedition. We got up at 8am and started the
  days activity by 9am.
• Evening Lectures until 9pm most evenings
• Meeting lots of like minded people-really good
  fun!

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SATURDAY

• Micro navigation
• Navigational Techniques-slope shape and aspect
• Distance estimation
• Following a bearing
• Navigation strategies-attack points, aiming off
  and boxing

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SUNDAY

• Mountain day
• Clothing and equipment
• Group equipment
• Understanding the environment
• Navigation
• Party management

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MONDAY

• Rope work day
• Emergency Rope work
• Confidence roping
• Spotting
• Belaying
• Anchors
• Direct belays

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TUESDAY

• River crossing
• single person
• group crossings
• crossing with the aid of a rope
• Rescue techniques
• Assisted movement and carries
• Sweep Search

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THE EXPEDITION!!!

• Three day expedition
• Each person Navigating a leg
• Expedition Food
• Role play
• NIGHT NAV

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Lectures in the Evenings

• Weather
• The upland environment-the legal framework and
  the country code
• Protecting the upland environment for the future
• Leadership
• Dealing with incidents

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Consolidation Period

• Usually a period of 12 months whereby you will
  complete a minimum of 40 mountain days

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Assessment

• Must have minimum of 40 quality mountain days
• Completed ML training course
• Hold a valid First Aid Certificate

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What to do now!

• Register with the BMC www.thebmc.co.uk
• Register with MLTB www.mltuk.org
• Start to log all of the walks that you go on.
• Come on the VUBES trip to the Yorkshire Dales
  where we can pass on our knowledge!