Avalanche Skills Update - Saturday Half Day Workshop - PM

Time: 13:30 - 17.00

Workshop Provider: Simon Hale

BIO: Simon is a working IFMGA guide and IML, based in the French alps with 30 years experience of working with groups summer and winter.
Simon has been involved with the delivery of IML training and assessment courses for Plas y Brenin and Glenmore lodge for many years until 2017, usually as the course director.

Simon worked for Plas y Brenin for many years and was involved with the development of the current IML award and content. Currently, he serves BAIML on its committee as the technical director, and works to support members with CPD and development issues. He works closely with Mountain Training UK.

Simon has vast experience of training and assessing across most of the Mountain Training awards and is now involved with BASI as a trainer and assessor for off piste mountain safety courses.
He is still an active climber, skier, and mountain trainer and works on skis and snowshoes with groups in the winter, as well as providing snow and avalanche training to skiers and other mountain users.

Simon looks forward to meeting fellow Mountain Leaders at the BAIML AGM.

Workshop Info: The session will start with a quiz in small teams and then look at factors affecting decision making in the winter environment as a leader and winter sports participant. 

The workshop will highlight leaders responsibilities when working in winter or on snow, and refresh knowledge regarding current practice when using avalanche transceivers when operating in the winter environment. And also teaching it’s use with other safety kit!

Each participant should arrive with a functioning transceiver; aspirants can borrow from Simon if needed. Please let Simon know if you need to borrow a unit.

Participants should arrive with one or more questions regarding the IML Operating in the winter.
Session will begin and end in the classroom with a short session outside.

CPD Points: 0.50

Start

24/11/2018 13:30

End

24/11/2018 17:00

Maximum Bookings

12

Bookings

59

Venue

Palace Hotel, Buxton

Town

Buxton

County

Derbyshire

Postcode

SK17 6AF

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.26000

Longitude

-1.91000

Name

BAIML

Phone

01690 720 272

Email