Movement coaching is one of Chris’s big passions, and he includes it in everything he does - you might book a place on a Contour Masterclass or a Mountain Leader course, but you’ll get a good helping of movement coaching alongside the course syllabus. Why does he think it is so important? Walking for most people is an unconscious competence – we do it without any thought. It is almost as automatic as breathing, so why does it need to be taught? Can’t any able-bodied person walk without thinking about it?

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, or you’ve been on one of our courses, you’ll know that movement coaching is one of my passions. I try to incorporate it in every mountain day that I do with clients, whatever the main focus of the day. So you might book a place on a Contour Masterclass, and you will definitely finish the day with lots of skills relating to contour interpretation, but you will also go away with all the basics about efficient movement. So why do I think it is so important?