Joint effort at the National Eisteddfod
Last week was the National Eisteddfod for
Wales down in Ebbw Vale in South Wales. The Eis
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BMC- Make the most of the Coast campaign
The BMC campaign for coastal access is continuing by pressing the new Coalition Government to realise the importance
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One place available on September MIA course
Plas y Brenin has just one place left on the September MIA assessment course:
MIA assessment 6-10 Septemb
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Mountaineering Associations meeting
Representatives from the Mountain Leader Training Association, British Mountain Guides, Association of Mountaineering
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MLTA video now available
Some new MLTA resources are now available for Course Providers, and anyone else who wants to find out more about the
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MLT working on coaching qualifications pathway
Mountain Leader Training was formally tasked by the Mountaineering Councils with
developing a coaching system over t
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Open sling warning from BMC
A recent climbing accident in the slate quarries in Llanberis has
prompted the BMC to reiterate some advice about t
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John Cousins takes up new post of Executive Officer
for Mountain Leader Training
Mountain Leader Training has a new lead officer appointed to take the qualification boards forward in what is anticip
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A successful Trainers Workshop at Ogwen Cottage
Twenty two trainers and assessors from North Wales, the Lake District, Bolton, Cornwall and London attended the joint
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First CWLA Passes
Congratulations to Martin Cleaver and Sam Stokes, the first holders of the Climbing Wall Leading Award, which wa
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Busy Times Ahead
At this time of year things do normally start to quieten down, well just for a couple of weeks.
Well this year
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New Tremadog guidebook out soon
The New Tremadog guidebook is due out later in the summer, just in time
for the end of the rainy season. There is a
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Another fine day in Wales
Sunday was warm and dry in Wales. Armed with a copy of the new A55 climbs guide and a pair of new rock shoes my son S
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High Altitude leaders sought for Masters' thesis Survey
A plea for help!
I am a Sport Psychology Masters student at the University of Bangor, North Wales, UK
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BBC news video about avalanche awareness
The BBC news website has published a short video about avalanche awareness in Scotland including interviews with the res
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MLT developing coaching qualifications
MLT has begun work on developing a coaching qualifications pathway, after the National Source Group completed a 3 year U
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Designing first aid courses to service MLT courses
We are regularly getting asked for advice on this, so here's a statement from the chief officer. We don't police this, s
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National Guidelines published online
The new fully-revised edition of the National Guidelines document is
now available for download from the MLT websit
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UIAA Mountaineering Commission meeting in Montserrat, April 9-10
The UIAA Mountaineering Commission held a meeting at Montserrat, Catalonia on 9-10th April. During this meeting the Trai
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The Scottish Mountain Leader Training Board was set up in the 1960’s under the auspices of the Scottish Sports Council to oversee to the administration of the Mountain Leader Award in Scotland. In 1965 the Winter Mountain Leader Award was established and the SMLTB took on the responsibility of administering that award as well. In 1997 the Board became independent from the Scottish Sports Council, then sportscotland, and its office moved to its present location in Glenmore.
Since then the SMLTB has changed its name to Mountain Leader Training Scotland and become a Company Limited by Guarantee and recognized as a Scottish Charity. It now administers the Mountain Leader Award, the Single Pitch Award, the Climbing Wall Award, the Walking Group Leader Award and the Winter Mountain Leader Award in Scotland