This evening session will enable people to recap the basics of what we might take for granted, about basic locomotion and the musculoskeletal system. We’ll go through the best practice for build-up and maintenance of fitness and injury prevention for a trek and discuss various modes of food and drink and issues arising with them. We’ll then look at training, to prepare groups for trekking at altitude and dealing with hot and cold injuries and prevention.

What to Bring:

Loose clothing as we will move our bodies to demonstrate locomotion (not Kylie style!).

Pen and Paper.

Tea and Coffee will be provided.

Venue:

First Aid Exeter Training Centre, 1 st Floor, Unit 6, The Boat Shed, Michael Browning Way, Haven Road, Exeter, EX2 8DD

DRIVING: Public car just outside the venue - Haven Banks Car Park 2. All day parking is available for £5.40. Postcode EX2 8DP.

TRAIN: Approx. 13 minutes walk from Exeter St Thomas or Marsh Mills.

BUS: Haven Close is the nearest bus stop.

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Plan to arrive 15 minutes before the workshop starts.

Workshop providers:

The workshop will be jointly delivered by Indy Lyndale and Cath Bateman.

Cath has over 20 years of experience teaching biology at secondary level, as well as leading walking holidays and expeditions internationally. She has a particular interest in the biological basis of strength maintenance and how exercise in mountains affects the body. Cath is an IML and is the SW Rep for BAIML.

Indy Lyndale has been qualified as an IML for 20 years, 7 of which were spent working in the Alps, and she has been an instructor on the IML scheme via Plas Y Brenin. She runs a first aid company and is a trainer. She has a particular interest in educating on the effects of temperature, particularly relevant in the current climate change linked temperature fluctuations.

Booking:

The workshop has been arranged by the BAIML SW Rep Cath Bateman. Please contact her with questions via WhatsApp or email on england.southwest.rep@baiml.org

CPD Points:

Please allow 2 weeks after the workshop for the CPD points to be added to the CMS profile of attendees. You do not need to add these points manually.

Cancellation:

A booking on this workshop is binding and refunds are not possible. Should the workshop be cancelled/postponed, a space will be offered on the same course at a later date or a full refund will be issued.

Start

10/10/2026 16:30

End

10/10/2026 20:00

Total Days

0.5

Maximum Bookings

12

Bookings

5

Venue

First Aid Exeter Training Centre, 1st Floor, Unit 6, The Boat Shed, Michael Browning Way, Haven Road,

Town

Exeter

County

Devon

Postcode

EX2 8DD

Country

United Kingdom

Location

50.71451,-3.52985

Name

British Association of International Mountain Leaders

Phone

07754 927940

Email