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Summer Mountain Leader Assessment

The assessment takes place over two long weekends and follows the Mountain Leader Award syllabus. This is mainly a practical assessment with some theory sessions in the evening. Our aim is to create an environment of assessment in which candidates can show their best. Candidates are advised to prepare fully and refer to the scheme " Guidance notes" so that they can gain most benefit from the course. A formal review and individual results are given on the final afternoon.

Pre-requisites for assessment

Assessment pays a lot of attention to the log book and cannot be made without a suitably informative record of your past experience. Please make sure that you comply with all of the following:

Log Book

• Record of ML training course or evidence of exemption.
• Presentable and up to date record.
• A minimum 40 " quality mountain days" in the UK or Ireland.
• A minimum of 8 nights camping, at least 4 of which are " wild camping"
• Personal profile page is completed.

First Aid

• Check that your first aid certificate is current and acceptable to the MLTUK.
• Bring your certificate with you on the course.

Home Theory Paper

• Complete this and bring it with you to the start of the course.

Syllabus

• Make sure that you are familiar with, and prepared for all aspects of the current Mountain Leader syllabus.

Equipment

• Assessment candidates are expected to provide all their own equipment including maps. Candidates are not expected to provide ropes.

Assessment content

The programme may be revised at short notice to take account of weather and other considerations, in such a way as to satisfy the spirit and detail of the Mountain Leader syllabus. The five days are generally split into the following areas:

Weekend 1

• An introductory day focusing on key skills of navigation
• A mountain day
• Group management including steep ground
• Your ability to provide a safe and enjoyable day for a group
• A consolidation day with further group management & navigation
• Evening sessions
• Route planning exercise
• Review of home theory paper

Weekend 2

• Mountain tent based expedition, three days, two nights.
• Further aspects of navigation including night navigation.
• Aspects of incident and accident procedure.
• The emergency use of a rope.
• Camp craft.
• General supervision and further group movement as appropriate.

At a suitable point in the assessment, you may be asked to deliver a 5 minute talk on a subject chosen from the list attached to the home question paper.

De-briefing and results make up the last afternoon.

The day begins with breakfast and collection of packed lunches at 7:30am. After an 8:30am briefing we commence the day about 9:00am returning from a full day of activity for tea and cakes by 5pm. Some evenings there will be a further session, usually classroom based, at 5.30pm. Dinner is normally at about 7pm, and on some nights there will be a further talks at 8pm.

The Venue

The venues used in South Wales are normally either one of the Scout Association Centres or one of the Hampshire County Council Centres . These centres are all within or on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The venues used in North Wales are normally either one of the Scout Association Centres. These centres are all in the heart of Snowdonia.

The mountainous areas of Wales provide ideal ground for this award.

The Accommodation

Accommodation varies between the centres but all the centres provide, multiple toilets and shower rooms, a large kitchen that conforms to food safety standards and a dining room. In addition some centres have a further lounge, ideal for lectures or socialising.

Catering

Breakfast and dinner are served each day in the centre, except for the expedition. Each night there is a main course and dessert (including vegetarian option -if pre booked). Each morning bread, fruit, cake and biscuits etc. will be laid out, for you to make up a packed lunch. Food will not be provided for the expedition. This will be discussed on the 1^st weekend.

Equipment

Candidates are expected to provide all of their own equipment. When we need to use ropes, these will be provided. You should bring all normal clothing and mountaineering footwear suited to operating in the British mountains.

You will be asked to demonstrate what you need to carry as a mountain leader. Maps we will be using are 1:50000 Landranger and a 1:25000 Outdoor Leisure maps.

The MLTB may be contacted at the following address for enquiries:
Mountain Leader Training Board,
177 -179 Burton Road,
Manchester.
M20 2BB
Tel No 0161 445 4747
www.mltb.org