Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Hill and Moorland Leader

Course

Training

Type

Training

Award Description

The Hill and Moorland Leader award is designed for people who want to lead groups in the hill and moorland areas of the UK and Ireland. This award is a wonderful opportunity to learn the leadership skills required to feel confident about taking people out walking. As you may have guessed from the descriptive title of this award, it focuses on non-mountainous terrain.

To book please call on 01254 704898

To get started on the Hill and Moorland Leader qualification you need to meet the following prerequisites:

• You must be at least 18 years old
• You should have at least a year’s worth of experience of hill walking
• You should have an interest in leading groups in the hills
• You must be a member of a mountaineering council: BMC, Mountaineering if not already a member.

Before you book onto a Hill and Moorland Leader training course, make sure you have done the following:

• You must be registered on the scheme
• You must have recorded a minimum of 20 Quality Hillwalking Days on appropriate terrain (ideally on DLOG) which can have taken place at any point (pre- or post-registration).

The Syllabus

Hill and Moorland Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered, to a greater or lesser extent, during your three day training course.

• Walking and Route Finding
• Navigation
• Hazards and Emergency Procedures
• Equipment
• Responsibilities of the Leader
• Group Management
• Access, Conservation and Environmental Knowledge
• Weather

This is not a residential course.

Stuart Igoe
Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award / Winter Mountain Leader

Mountain Training Course Provider
National Navigation Award Scheme Course Provider

Our Address is
Outdoor Activities Service & Alternative Adventure.
New Meadows Gap Cottage, Cranberry Lane, Cranberry Fold, Darwen, Lancs. BB3 2HZ

VAT Registration No. 825 7914 04
Phone   01254 704898
Email   oas@altadv.co.uk

Web     http://www.altadv.co.uk
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Web  http://www.stuart-igoe.co.uk

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Start

26/02/2023 09:00

End

28/02/2023 18:00

Total Days

3

Maximum Bookings

8

Venue

Forest of Bowland / Southern Pennines

Town

Darwen

County

Lancashire

Postcode

BB3 2HZ

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.67683

Longitude

-2.44439

Name

Alternative Adventure and Outdoor Activities Service

Phone

01254 704898

Website

Email