Fundamentals of MTB Leadership
East Barnby Outdoor Education CentreDay 1: 22 Feb 2024 | 09:00am - 17:000pm Day 2: 23 Feb 2024 | 09:00am - 17:00pm The course is ideal for anyone who wants to lead groups using mixed road and off-road environments. This might include rides that are already taking place but require development and insurance, or perhaps you are looking to organise activity for your school, college, activity centre – or simply a group of friends. Your remit would be to lead on terrain that ranges from the urban fringe and gravel tracks through to open countryside, woodland and most trail centre blue routes. The minimum age to attend a course is 16 (Scotland) or 17 (England and Wales) years old. Note you will only be able to lead independently once aged 17 in Scotland and 18 in England and Wales. You must be able to ride a mountain bike (or another appropriate bike for the terrain) comfortably on roads with some traffic, off-road and mountain bike trails up to blue grade, be regularly riding and have an appropriate level of fitness Complete a logbook to evidence your recent rides. We recommend a minimum of ten rides of at least 1 hour and five rides of […]