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AM
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PM
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EVE
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Day
1
0830
to
1900
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Course
introduction
Candidate hand over logbook
Detailed programme Information
Lecture 1: Navigation
Weather for the day
Personal equipment check
On to the hill-micro navigation
1 50: 000 scale maps
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Micro
navigation skills and techniques
Introduction to the mountain environment,
begin landscape interpretation, history, flora and fauna
Access and conservation
Group review
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Introduction
to ML emergency rope work
Lecture 2: What is mountain leadership
Course handouts and resources
Course information for the following day
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Day
2
0830
to
1900
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Meet
- Q&A
Weather for the day
ML emergency rope work / security on steep ground, skills, technique
and lot’s of hands on
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ML
emergency rope work / security on steep
ground, skills, technique and lot’s
of hands on
Return to base capture key learning points
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Lecture
3: How to interpret mountain weather
Course handout and resources
Course information for the following day
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Day 3
0830
To
1900
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Meet
- Q&A
Lecture 4:
Water hazards in the mountains
Weather for the day
Out for practical skill training at local river
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Emergency
procedures
What the ML leader carries in their
rucksack
Improvised rescue techniques
Return to base capture key learning points
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Lecture
5: Expedition preparation
Preparing for a two day overnight
wild mountain camp
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Day
4
0830
To
2100
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Depart
for expedition
Coaching mountain navigation
1 50: 000 and 1 25: 000 scale maps
landscape interpretation, history, flora and fauna
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Coaching
mountain navigation
1 50: 000 and 1 25: 000 scale maps
Mountain camp craft skills landscape interpretation, history, flora
and fauna
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Night
navigation training
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Day
5
0830
To
1730
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Coaching
mountain navigation
1 50: 000 and 1 25: 000 scale maps
Group leadership skills
Steep ground hazards
landscape interpretation, history, flora and fauna
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Coaching
mountain navigation
1 50: 000 and 1 25: 000 scale maps
Group leadership skills
Steep ground hazards
Return to base late afternoon, capture key learning points
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Group
night off
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Day
6
0830
To
1600
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Meet
- Q&A
On to the hill for
mountain skill workshops refresh and coach new skill sets
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Lecture
6: Using handheld GPS
Lecture 7: Remote supervision
Lecture 8: Adventure licensing
Lecture 9: Between training &
assessment
Course finishes late afternoon around 1600
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