Mountain Leader


Mountain Leader Award   

Mountain Leader (ML) Award is for those who wish to lead others in the mountains, hills, and moorlands of Ireland and the UK, in summer conditions. It is designed to promote the safe enjoyment of the mountains and provides instruction in the skills required for those who wish to lead groups. Mountain Leader training is a five-day course can be split into two weekends but can also be completed in a single sitting. A pass in a Mountain Skills Assessment is a pre-requisite of Mountain Leader Training

All courses are run on-demand, just let me know your dates and I will run a course to suit you.
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Mountain Leader Training

Mountain Leader Training Courses

 All courses are run on-demand, just let me know your dates and I will run a course to suit you.

Mountain Leader 1 

 Core Skills covered in this 2 day course; Macro & micro navigation, roped & un-roped steep groundwork, night navigation, party management, hazard assessment, river crossings, leadership, mountain weather, group care, incident and accident procedure, mountain rescue.
 Cost €150

Mountain Leader 2 

 Core Skills covered in this 3-day course: Macro & micro navigation, roped & un-roped steep groundwork, night navigation, party management, risk assessment inc river crossings, expedition & camp craft, access & conservation.
 Cost €250

Mountain Leader Training Week 

 Core Skills covered in this 5-day course: The complete Mountain Leader training syllabus.
 Cost €400

Pre Assessment Refresher Days

 Prior to your ML assessment, I can run days with you covering any of the areas of the assessment you feel need to be refreshed. The areas that cause the most concern are listed below. 

Navigation Training 
Core Skills: Macro & micro navigation, night navigation.

Steep Ground Training
Core Skills: Roped & un-roped steep groundwork.



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Iain Miller is a rock climber, guidebook author and hill walker living, working and playing on the sea cliffs, sea stacks, mountain ranges and uninhabited islands of County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland.
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