Mountain Leader Training

Mountain Leader Training Courses

Mountain Leader 1 

The core skills covered in this two day Mountain Leader training course are:

Macro & micro navigation, roped & unroped steep ground work, night navigation. During training we also discuss party management, hazard assessment, river crossings, leadership. Further topics include, mountain weather, group care, incident and accident procedure and also mountain rescue.
 Cost€150

Mountain Leader 2 

The core skills covered in the three day course are:

Macro & micro navigation, roped & unroped steep ground work, night navigation. Also party management, risk assessment, expedition & camp craft planning, access & conservation / leave no trace.
Cost €185

To Make a Booking:

• Email: bren@mountaintraining.ie
• Phone: 00 353 87 66 5 77 90
• Phone: 00 353 74 93 75001

Mountain Leader Training Week 

The Core Skills covered in our 5 day course, are as seen above.
Cost €295

Registering for the Mountain Leader Award

•You must be at least 20 years old
•Be a current member of Mountaineering Ireland
•Have passed their Mountain Skills Assessment
•Hold a current first aid qualification relevant to the mountain environment
•Logged at least 20 quality hillwalking days in suitable terrain

Pre ML Assessment Refresher Days

I can run refresher days with you covering any of the skill areas of the assessment you feel need refreshed. Areas that cause the most concern and result in unfavourable assessment outcomes, are listed below.

Navigation Training 
The core ML syllabus skills covered are: Macro & micro navigation, night navigation.

Steep Ground Training
The core ML syllabus skills covered are: Roped & unroped steep ground work.

For pricing please fill out the contact form below.

ML Assessment takes places over 3 days, with a minimum of 1 night camping.