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SUMMER ML TRAINING ITINERARY

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ITINERARY BELOW IS GIVEN AS AN EXAMPLE - THERE MAY BE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES WITHIN YOUR WEEK DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS ETC. ALL THE ELEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE SYLLABUS ARE INCLUDED, PLUS PLENTY OF CONSOLIDATION TIME.

 

AM

PM

EVENING

Day 1

Introductions, course paperwork, introduction to the week.
Hill day: personal navigation skills, timing, pacing, group skills, teaching navigation, environmental issues.

Continued

1/ Weather talk
2/ Ropework session, knots etc.

Day 2

Mountain day - group management, route choice,
safeguarding group on awkward terrain

Continued

1/ Environmental issues.
2/ Party leadership issues.

Day 3

Security on steep ground, deployment of rope in emergency situations.

River crossing

1/ Emergency procedures, mountain rescue.
2/ Between training and assessment

Day 4

Mountain day, reviewing technical steep ground procedures

Expedition preperation

Free  

Day 5

Depart for expedition, looking at navigation, group management, party leadership, environmental issues etc

Expedition continues

Night navigation exercise.
Camping.

Day 6

Expedition continues

Return from expedition, group debrief, individual debriefs. Depart.
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