SUMMER ML TRAINING ITINERARY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ITINERARY BELOW IS GIVEN AS AN EXAMPLE - THERE MAY BE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES WITHIN YOUR WEEK DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS ETC.
| AM | PM | Evening | |
| Day 1 | Introductions, course paperwork, introduction to the
week. Hill day: personal navigation skills, timing, pacing, group skills, teaching navigation, environmental issues.. |
Continued. | 1/ Weather talk 2/ Ropework session, knots etc. 3/ Water hazards video. |
| Day 2 | Mountain day - group management, route
choice, safeguarding group on awkward terrain |
River crossing. | 1/ Environmental issues. 2/ Party leadership issues. |
| Day 3 | Security on steep ground, deployment of rope in emergency situations. | Continued. | 1/ Emergency procedures, mountain rescue. 2/ Pack for expedition. |
| Day 4 | Depart for expedition, looking at navigation, group management, party leadership, environmental. | Expedition continues | Night navigation exercise. Camping. |
| Day 5 | Expedition continues. | Return from expedition | Between training and assessment |
| Day 6 | Mountain day, reviewing technical steep ground procedures. | Group debrief, individual debriefs | Depart. |