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New website and database for MLT


In early 2012, Mountain Leader Training will be launching a new website and online Candidate Management System. Th
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BMC Coaching Symposium 2012

Bookings are now open for next year’s BMC Coaching Symposium, to be held at Calshot Activities Centre near S
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#MLTAConference 2011- a truely social event

MLTA Conferences have a reputation for heralding the start of the really awful wintry weather. This year's event a
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Jamie Andrew gains his ML

Jamie Andrew is a mountaineer based in Scotland who continues to climb extensively despite suffering horrific injuries a
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Safety Management in Adventurous Activities

One week after the end of their consultation on a code of practice HSE held their inaugural meeting to look at safety ma
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New "Rockclimbing" available to pre order

The second edition of Libby Peter's "Rockclimbing- Essential skills and techniques" will be published later
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Train the Trainers course- limited places available

Mountain Leader Training will be delivering a new event focused on teaching and assessing in mountain environments,
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9a for MIA

Congratulations to James McHaffie who is not only the first person to repeat Wales' hardest sport route - The Big Bang (
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First split MIA training course

Kieran OHara reports on the first MIA training course, run by Tollymore, over two five day periods in June and Ju
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The Mountain Leader Training Networks response to HSE consultation on Post AALA Accreditation

Work is now underway to develop a response to the HSE's consultation on a "Proposed replacement for the licensing reg
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August Update on coaching climbing qualifications development

Earlier in the year MLTUK formed two separate small teams drawn from across the whole of the UK and Ireland in order
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New BMC Belaying leaflet

The new edition of the BMC's belaying and abseiling leaflet has some important changes.

Once upon a time ther
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Coaching Developments Update

The two advisory groups supporting Mountain Leader Training in developing a coaching system met earlier this week. Th
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Buy MLT books online

Mountain Leader Training UK publishes a range of specialist hillwalking and rockclimbing books which are now avai
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MLTUK Meeting report

Twenty six board members from across the UK met at Tollymore for a very productive eight hour meeting, which had a very
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MLT in new partnership with Mountain Hardwear

Mountain Hardwear, Icebreaker and Mountain Leader Training team up with 3 year partnership.


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HSE update on proposed abolition of AALA

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provided an update in March on the plans to abolish the Adventure Activities Li
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MLT policy developments

Summary of the meeting of Mountain Leader Training Held on Saturday 5th March 2011 at Glenmore Lodge

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Coaching seminar a great success!

Over sixty coaches descended upon Plas y Brenin this weekend for the BMC’s first ever Coaching Symposium.

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GPS Jamming in the South West

The MoD has informed Ofcom of the following GPS jamming exercise:

Dates: 19 – 26 May 2011.


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SAIS launch new avalanche mapping system

The Sportscotland Avalanche Information Sservice has officially launched its new avalanche mapping system.

Fo
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Petzl warn over counterfeit products

Petzl has recently issued a new warning about counterfeit goods.

The goods are copies of some products fro
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Equal to Everybody else

There's a lovely little video about the challenges faced by one of MLT's recently qualified Climbing Wall Award holde
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Interesting points about the bowline

The bowline is used quite extensively in climbing, so I thought the following snippet might be of use to others.

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MLTs First Train the Trainers Course

Want to run training courses? Then why not attend Mountain Leader Training's first Train the Trainers Course on 2/3 A
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Free avalanche course!

Check out this link to a free online learning resource hosted by the Canadian Avalanche Centre.

Thanks to
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Sportscoach UK workshop for coaches

Sportscoach Uk are advertising what they describe as a "thought-provoking and exciting workshop" entitled 'Coaching the
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MLTA members assist in rescue

A group from the Mountain Leader Training Association were first on the scene of a tragic accident in the Carneddau on S
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Calling all coaches! Make a date in diary for next spring’s BMC Coaching Symposium.

Calling all coaches! Make a date in diary for next spring’s BMC Coaching Symposium. This is the first ever BMC Coa
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MLTS SPA/CWA Workshop report

14 providers attended MLTS's autumn workshop at Glenmore Lodge run by Allen Fyffe. The morning session is summarised
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New edition of Safety on Mountains

The BMC has just published the latest edition of ‘ Safety on Mountains’ (RRP £6.99, members price &pou
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Weekend Avalanche reports for Lochaber and Northern Cairngorms Start

In view of the current  snow cover and weather forecast the Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS)
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Lord Young recommends abolishing AALA

Lord Young’s Whitehall-wide review of the operation of health and safety laws and the growth of the c
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Dalesbridge - Provider Workshop

MLTE Provider Workshop – 24.09.2010, Yorkshire Dales

Issues of relevance to Provide
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A Reminder to All CWA providers



Could all CWA Providers who deliver Abseil module assessments immediately after the CWA assessment as a &lsq
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UK and Ireland agreement for FUNdamentals workshop programme

This week the National Councils (British Mountaineering Council, Mountaineering Council of Scotland and Mountaineerin
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MLT meeting report

Mountain Leader Training held its quarterly board meeting at Plas y Brenin on 18th September, attended by twenty five pe
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MLT help develop training programme in India

For the last two weeks Steve Long has been working in Ladakh with two colleagues from the UIAA Training Standards workin
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International High Ropes Conference taking place

The European Ropes Course Association (ERCA) is to hold its first conference in the United Kingdom later this year.
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Mountaineering Instructor makes Afghan first ascent

Fort William-based Mountaineering Instructor, Alan Halewood,has made a first ascent of a 5,561m peak in the Wakhan Co
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Association of Mountaineering instructors

Mountain leader Training is pleased to report that as of 1st September it is providing the administrative
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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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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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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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