Rob Holden is an Exploration Geologist, hence his love of mountains and rock. He has been a lifelong cyclist, racing road and mountain bikes, and he is a marathon runner and Ironman triathlete.
Read MoreKelvyn James is an International Mountain Leader, and he is the current Chair of the British Association of International Mountain Leaders, the Mountain Training Association Lake District rep and the former Development Officer for the Association of British Climbing Walls. He lives in Cumbria, runs his own business, Mountain Services, and he is on our team of freelance instructors. He has featured in our My Story blog series.
Read More“Even though people are capable of making decisions in a thorough and methodical way, it appears that most of the time they don't. A growing body of research suggests that people unconsciously use simple rules of thumb or heuristics to navigate the routine complexities of modem life.” In our homes and work places that may not be a problem, but when we take that mindset out into the mountains where the variables can change so quickly, we can find ourselves in serious trouble.
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, you like to know what you’re signing up for when you choose a course. Gathering information about what will be expected of me takes a lot of the stress out of a new challenge. In a previous post we talked about what to expect on a Mountain Leader training course - that post included photos from one training course, but it didn’t show every element of the course. In this post we show you what you can expect to do on each day of a training or assessment course.
Read MoreI met Claire Hendrickse (then Claire Llewellyn) and her future husband David when I worked at YMCA Lakeside in April 1988. She is a qualified primary teacher currently working as a freelance outdoor instructor. She holds qualifications across all the outdoor disciplines: Mountain Leader, Single Pitch Award, Level 2 Canoe and Kayak, Level 2 Cave Leader, Level 2 Powerboat, Trail Bike Leader training, and Archery Instructor.
Read More
APPROVED COURSE PROVIDER FOR
Mountain Leader
Rock Climbing Instructor
Climbing Wall Instructor
