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Mountain Training

Mountain Leader
assessment

Overview

This five day assessment course, taking in a three-day expedition with wild camping will test your leadership skills in the hills. Before attending the course candidates must either have completed the summer Mountain Leader training course or been granted exemption from training by Mountain Training.

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All of our courses are delivered by our small core team of Mountaineering Instructors (all of which are MCI’s or WMCI’s) who have lots of experience in delivering Mountain Leader courses as well as working delivering a range of activities to a variety of different clients. For us assessment courses are all about setting an atmosphere in which everyone feels welcome and able to perform at their best with the minimum of stress. We know assessments are a challenge – we’ve been there! So we work hard to ensure you get the best out of yourself when it matters, making the assessment experience as relaxed and enjoyable as possible.

Pre-requisites

To attend an assessment course you must have:

 

  • You must have attended a Mountain Leader training course (or have been granted exemption)

  • You must be familiar with the syllabus

  • You must have logged a minimum of 40 Quality Mountain Days in three different regions of the UK and Ireland

  • You must hold a current first aid certificate, minimum 16 hours and relevant to your work as a Mountain Leader

  • You must have logged at least 8 nights camping, including at least 4 nights wild camping

 

For further information about the requirements of QMD’s please visit- http://www.mountain-training.org/walking/skills-and-awards/mountain-leader/ml-award-faqs 

Course Location

2024 & 2025 Courses: South Lake District, meeting on day one at Stickle Ghyll in Langdale.

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2024 SPLIT COURSES: Our split assessment courses are run in the Peak District (Hathersage) for the first 2 days then one week later the final 3 days are run in the Lake District (Langdale).

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2025 SPLIT COURSES: Our split assessment courses are run in the Peak District (Hathersage) for the first 2 days then a couple of weeks later the final 3 days are run in Eryri (North Wales).

Course Price

£440 per person (non-residential)

FAQ

If you have any questions about the Mountain Leader Scheme, Quality Mountain days, Logbooks etc. then please take a look at the Mountain leader FAQ's page on the Mountain Training Website:

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https://www.mountain-training.org/qualifications/walking/mountain-leader/mountain-leader-faqs

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If you have any questions about our courses then please don't hesitate to contact us.

Access to Courses

Mountain Training is committed to ensuring that everyone has equal opportunity to attend its courses, as are we. If you have a particular need that requires extra assistance, please discuss it with Mountain Training or alternatively, you can contact us.

 

To find out more please visit: https://www.mountain-training.org/help/resources/support-for-people-with-additional-needs

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On this course, we will choose the content of each day to make the best use of the prevailing weather and mountain conditions. As such it isn’t possible to provide a definitive programme, however, please view our sample itinerary below and use it as a rough guide:

 

Day 1, Intro’s & Mountain Journey

On the first day of your course, you’ll meet your course director and assessor/s and they’ll go through the format of the week with you and explain how the assessment process will work, as well as answering any questions you may have. Afterwards, you’ll head out onto the hill and go on a mountain journey where you’ll be given various navigation legs to lead as well as plenty of opportunity to share your mountain knowledge.

 

Day 2, Steep Ground 

On this day you’ll go on a journey through a variety of steep ground and you’ll be given several opportunities to display your leadership and group management skills.

 

Day 3-5, Mountain Expedition

For the final three days of your assessment, you’ll take part in a mountain expedition, with two nights spent wild camping. During this you’ll get plenty of opportunity to display your leadership and navigation skills, as well as your mountain knowledge. If poor visibility isn’t experienced during the day, then you will also take part in a night navigation session or two.

 

At the end of your course, you’ll sit down with the course director and be given feedback on how you got on and your assessment result.

Mountain Leader Testimonials

"I did both my Mountain Leader Training and Assessment with Andy & Jake at Adventure Expertise. Every part of the course ran smoothly from start to finish. Information was communicated clearly in good time and they had very high standards and attention to detail. You can tell they both care deeply about having well qualified MLs on the hill. They do all of this with really good humour which makes all the difference! And I passed first time – cherry on top of a fantastic experience with adventure expertise. I would highly recommend them as an ML course provider."

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