LOCATION
Bewerley Park Centre
DURATION
3 Days (30 Hours)
SUITABILITY
Ideal for individuals who want to lead groups in hill and moorland terrain. You must have at least a year of hillwalking experience, have logged a minimum of 20 Quality Hill Days, and be registered with Mountain Training on the Hill and Moorland Leader scheme.
Hill and Moorland Leader Training
The Hill and Moorland Leader Training course is the first step towards becoming a qualified hillwalking leader in upland areas of the UK and Ireland. This comprehensive three-day course develops your leadership, navigation, safety, and group management skills in moorland and hill country under summer conditions.
The training focuses on building your technical understanding, personal confidence, and decision-making abilities to support safe and inspiring days out in the hills.
What’s Covered
Leader responsibilities
Leadership and decision making
Planning and interpreting weather
Planning and interpreting weather
Appropriate equipment
Walking and movement skills
Navigation and route choice
Teaching and learning strategies
Access, conservation and the environment
Background knowledge of the upland landscape
Course Outcomes
Next Steps – Following training, you’ll enter a consolidation period where you’ll log further hillwalking experience, develop your skills, and prepare for the Hill and Moorland Leader Assessment using the Mountain Training DLOG system.
🔗 Find out more on the Mountain Training website Hill and Moorland Leader
🧭 NYOLS is a Mountain Training registered course provider
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Course Dates
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