Walking Group Leader Award

WGL Training
The walking group leader award is a nationally accredited award developed by Mountain Leader Training UK (MLTUK).
The WGL is the award for leaders of hillwalking groups in defined terrain and conditions.
The scheme has been designed to complement the long established Mountain Leader Award (ML), which trains leaders to lead walking groups in all mountain areas of the UK and Ireland in summer conditions. Terrain the WGL will prepare you for is:
Open uncultivated, non mountainous high or remote country known as upland, moor, bog, fell hill or down.
Areas enclosed by well-defined geographical or man-made boundaries such as classified roads (areas that merge with mountain regions which do not have well defined boundaries are excluded).
Areas of remoteness that are easily exited within a few hours, returning to a refuge or an accessible road.
Areas where movement on steep or rocky terrain is not required (in either a planned or unplanned
situation).

Our training course programme is combined with day and evening activities over 3 consecutive days.
Main syllabus areas this award will cover:
Walking and route finding
Navigation
Hazards and emergency procedures
Group management and responsibilities of the leader
The overnight experience
The upland environment
Access and conservation
Weather
Background knowledge

Course ratio: 1-6

If you need further assistance please call our bookings team on 01887 822 699

WGL Assessment
The training course alone is not a qualification, this award is competence based therefore an assessment phase is required to pass and attain certification / qualification for the Walking Group Leader Award.
At climbmts the assessment course will last 3 consecutive days. The scheme syllabus is located in your candidate logbook. The key assessment topics are as above. The WGL award qualifies the leader to lead mountain walks anywhere within the UK.

Course ratio 1-4

Course location
Aberfeldy, North Perthshire, Scotland. This stunning location has easy access to excellent / defined upland moorland in the immediate area, our local village of Aberfeldy is surrounded by hills and forests and is well serviced with
excellent amenities and transport services. Aberfeldy is truly the adventure capital of Scotland.
To book a training or assessment course for the WGL award you must first register with your home nation board.

If you need further assistance please call our bookings team on 01887 822 699