ML Prep - 2 Day Course [with wild camp and night nav]

17/10/2024 - 18/10/2024

YHA Borrowdale

Bookings start from £180.00

About

WORKSHOP CONTENT & LEARNING OUTCOMES

This workshops offers two days in the mountains and covers all syllabus aspects of the ML. We will head out for an overnight camp and complete a mini expedition.

(The only thing we don't cover is rope work, but we do have a workshop to cover this)

​SKILLS COVERED

Understand aims and objectives for the expedition

Leadership in the scheme – vision, support, challenge

Coaching and broadening of knowledge towards navigation

Demonstrating the ML standard

Working towards blind legs & relocation techniques

All Camp craft skills needed for a comfortable night on assessment

Leadership at camp – nutrition, stoves and equipment

Night navigation exercise

Different scale maps and navigation on 1:40,000

Environment and background knowledge

All round syllabus points – candidate led discussions

Debriefs, goal setting and individual feedback

 

EQUIPMENT/KIT REQUIRED

OL4 map covering Borrowdale, Great Gable and Pillar 

Silva Expedition Type 4 compass (recommended) 

Hill kit for 2 full days in the mountain day; 

Waterproofs 

Warm layers

Hat and gloves 

Walking boots

All camping equipment for one night out:

Tent 

Sleeping bag 

Sleeping mat 

Stove and gas 

Evening meal & Breakfast 

 

WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS

 Sam Marsland (WMCI & ML course director)

CANCELLATION PROCEDURE

Lake District Mountaineering cancellation policy 

 

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT

Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for the workshop provider to complete the event in the system and assign you your CPD, thank you.

Where And When

Start
17/10/2024 09:00
End
18/10/2024 17:00
Total Days
2
Maximum Bookings
4
Bookings
3
Venue
YHA Borrowdale
Town
Keswick
County
Cumberland
Postcode
CA12 5XE
Country
United Kingdom
Latitude
54.51817
Longitude
-3.15232

CPD Points

CPD Points
2.00

Provider

Name
Mountain Training Association
Phone
07458353048
Website
Booking/Details
Email

Booking

Other Dates

15/02/2025 £60.00 Details
16/02/2025 £60.00 Details
18/02/2025 £35.00 Details
19/02/2025 FREE Details
20/02/2025 £12.50 Details

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