Award Description
This qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to lead hillwalking groups in summer conditions on mountainous routes not requiring the planned use of a rope. Established in 1964, this was the first qualification created by Mountain Training.
This is a split weekend assessment course. Based at Buttermere YHA weekend 1. The expedition is weekend 2.
Some people are residential in the YHA. Some are non residential van dwellers.