Mountain Leader Assessment - 5 Days
Schedule
Mon Oct 27 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
YHA Buttermere | Cockermouth, EN
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https://www.lakedistrictmountaineering.co.uk/mountain-leader-assessmentJoin Lake District Mountaineering to undertake your five day Mountain Leader assessment course in the North-West Lake District. Come along to demonstrate your skills in the mountains of Buttermere, Ennerdale and Borrowdale in a supportive environment.
SKILLS ASSESSED:
Leader responsibilities
-Responsibilities as a group leader with regards to the care and safety of the group.
-Safety management, your own leadership behaviours and ethos as well as dealing with hazards and emergencies.
Leadership and decision making
-Vision - Support - Challenge
-INSPIRE leadership models
Planning and weather
-Main air streams, the likely temperature and humidity of the air masses involved.
-Sequence of clouds that might indicate an incoming front and see if you can identify those clouds when out on the hill.
Hazards and emergency procedures
-Party management in steep ground
-Emergency rope work
-First aid, emergency carries and calling MRT
-Water hazards on the hill
Equipment
-Understand personal and group kit
-Additional leader equipment
-Group needs, water, food and overall nutrition
Walking skills
-Pace, rhythm, foot placement, conservation of energy, balance, and coordination.
-Individual movement, demonstration and coaching skills
Navigation
-Navigation is a fundamental skill in mountain walking and leaders must be confident of their route no matter how limited the visibility. We will develop navigation skills towards the Mountain Leader standard and help you become efficient, accurate and confident.
Expedition
-Undertake a two day, one night overnight camp.
-Learn how to become an effective and responsible camper and supervise mountain camps.
Teaching and learning skills
-Teach and promote learning to ensure safe and enjoyable hill walking.
Access, conservation and the environment
-Learn about flora, fauna, geology, landform processes (geomorphology), local history, heritage and language, place names, folklore, the evolution of our landscape and future challenges.
Background knowledge
-An awareness of the history, traditions and ethics of recreational mountain walking in the UK and Ireland.
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Where is it happening?
YHA Buttermere, King George VI Memorial Hostel,Cockermouth, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
