Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Training - Part 1 (Lake District)
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  • 5 Days
  • 4 People to 1 instructor

Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Training - Part 1 (Lake District)

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  • Mountain Training Award
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Overview

You’re an aspiring Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor and you’re aiming to excel when you take your assessment. This two-part training course covers all the essential aspects of the syllabus for the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award. You’ll hone your skills in; the technical aspects of rock climbing and mountaineering, improvised rescue, teaching, the mountain environment, navigation and management. Plas y Brenin will be delivering this course in conjunction with Glenmore Lodge trainers. Glenmore Lodge will be delivering a part 2 course in the Lake District with some PyB trainers. The training is split into two 5 day courses, allowing you time to practice the foundation skills learnt during Part 1 before developing them further during Part 2. It’s a learning experience that stays long in the memory.

Please Note: To join Part 2, you’ll need to have successfully completed Part 1 first. If you have booked both parts and you’ve had to cancel Part 1 for any reason, unfortunately Part 2 would also need to be cancelled in line with the Terms & Conditions of the provider you are booked with (Terms & Conditions | Plas y Brenin). Life can sometimes throw the unexpected our way, so we’d really recommend looking into course insurance for peace of mind. A great option is the specialist insurance offered by the British Mountaineering Council: www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/insurance.

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The Objectives

You’ll leave inspired and motivated to progress on to the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructors Award Assessment, enabling you to instruct mountaineering and climbing skills in the UK and Ireland in Summer conditions. You’ll gain many new technical climbing and mountaineering skills, develop your judgement, and gain an understanding of the standard of the qualification. Through feedback and reflection you’ll have a clear understanding of your current abilities and an action plan towards assessment.

Itinerary

* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.

We’ll work with the Mountain Training syllabus, concentrating on areas that are difficult for you to learn on your own. The days are generally split into the following

Part 1

Day One: Belay Skills and Improvised Rescue – fundamental skills.
Day Two: Use of a Single Pitch Crag – as a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor
Day Three: Multi-pitch Climbing – fundamental skills
Day Four: Mountaineering – with 1 client
Day Five: Navigation – personal performance and teaching

In addition, there’ll be evening classroom or centre based sessions, covering the more theoretical aspects of the syllabus. Individual plans for practise before Part 2 will be considered towards the end of the course.

Part 2

Day One: Improvised Rescue – in context on the crag
Day Two: Taking People Multi-Pitch Climbing
Day Three: Teaching Multi-pitch Climbing
Day Four: Mountaineering – with 2 clients
Day Five: Teaching Mountaineering

In addition, there’ll be evening classroom or centre based sessions, covering the more theoretical aspects of the syllabus. Individual action plans for consolidation will be considered towards the end of the course.

Experience Required

Training course bookings must not be made until your Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor registration application has been approved by Mountain Training.

To gain the most from this course, you should arrive feeling fit, and confidently leading VS 4c. The focus of the course is managing and teaching others so you should have the personal fundamental skills of climbing. To help you operate safely and effectively, and to maximise your learning Plas y Brenin and Mountain Training recommend you have;

Updated your logbook to accurately reflect experience post successful Mountain Leader assessment
Confidently climbed VS and sport F6a (or above) within the month leading up to the training course
Climbed a variety of graded scrambles
Completed further Quality Mountain Days, including poor visibility navigation and in unfamiliar areas within the month leading up to the course
Recent leadership experience as a Mountain Leader
Recent experience of teaching climbing on a single pitch crag, and running sessions in the climbing wall
Read the Mountaineering Instructor Handbook
Read Rock Climbing by Libby Peter.
Your practical preparation should include;

Being tidy and efficient with your rope work – try to eliminate any twists or tangle
Practise fundamental rescue skills in a safe environment e.g. tying off the plate, simple hoisting, escaping the system, prussiking
Practise taking coils
Refresh your summer Mountain Leader skills including ropework, navigation and environmental knowledge.
If your registration has been approved but you’re not sure that you’re ready for training, please contact Mountain Training or Plas y Brenin to discuss your next best step.
Useful Books:

Hillwalking by Steve Long (MLTUK official publication)
Rock Climbing by Libby Peter (MLTUK official publication)
Navigation by Carlo Forte (MLTUK official publication)
Complete Guide to Rope Techniques by Nigel Shepherd
Handbook of Climbing by Fyffe & Peter
Rock Climbing for Instructors by A. Richardson
Nature of Snowdonia by M. Raine
Hostile Habitats by Mark Wrightham and Nick Kempe

The greater the level of experience a candidate has beyond the minimum requirements the more they are likely to benefit from the training course.

Download course handbook here: https://www.mountain-training.org/qualifications/climbing/mountaineering-and-climbing-instructor

Available Course Dates

Start the booking process by selecting a course date, then adjust your details to suit your requirements.

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Course Start Date
17th May, 2027
Duration
5 Days
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Non-Residential:
£820.00

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