Hill and Moorland Leader
   Hill and Moorland Leader
The Hill and Moorland Leader Award is a nationally accredited scheme from Mountain Training designed to train and assess those who want to lead groups on hill and moorland terrain throughout Britain in summer conditions. The award has two parts: training and assessment, with a consolidation period between the two. 
The Syllabus 
The Hill and Moorland Leader Award training covers the following subjects:

  • Walking and Route Finding
  • Navigation
  • Hazards and Emergency Procedures
  • Equipment
  • Responsibilities of the Leader
  • Group Management
  • Access, Conservation and Environmental Knowledge
  • Weather

The full syllabus and Scheme Handbook can be viewed on the Mountain Training website here 

Our Hill and Moorland Leader Award courses are all run with Graham Uney as Course Director. Training courses take place over 3 days, and offer candidates suitable terrain within the scope of the award, with plenty of learning opportunities along the way. Our assessment courses also run over 3 days. 
How Do I Join?
First of all, you must be a member of a mountaineering council to enter the Hill and Moorland Leader Scheme, so that will be either the BMC, Mountaineering Scotland, or Mountaineering Ireland. You can join one of these during the registration process with Mountain Training.

You must then register for this award with Mountain Training before you can take part in the training course. Registration costs £65 – payable to Mountain Training upon registering. This gives you access to the superb DLOG online logbook, and a copy of the British Mountaineering Council’s ‘Safety on Mountains’ booklet. You must then personally undertake and log an absolute minimum of 20 varied hillwalking days in suitable terrain You will then be eligible to attend the Hill and Moorland Leader Award training course.

After attending the Hill and Moorland Leader award training course, you then need to undertake a consolidation period (you'll be advised about this during the debrief session at the end of your training course) and complete an appropriate First Aid course, before you can attend a Hill and Moorland Leader Award assessment course. 

HILL AND MOORLAND LEADER COURSE DATES 2024

Training Course Dates


August 30th - September 1st - Westmorland Dales and Mallerstang - 10 places available.

November 30th - 2nd December - Shap Fells and the Howgills - 11 places available.


Assessment Course Dates


October 4th - 6th - Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway - 8 places available.

December 6th - 8th - Sedbergh, The Howgills and Dentdale - 8 places available.

Course Fees
For courses during 2024 - £280 for training and £290 for assessment, + registration with Mountain Training (£65)

This does NOT include the Mountain Training registration fee (see How do I join?, above). 

These courses are not residential, but we send out details of accommodation in each area with your booking confirmation.
Booking 
 Booking is essential on all our courses. Contact us by email, through our contact form or call now on 07498 058912

Top Ten Tips for those preparing for assessment

Click here for a short blog I've written to help those preparing for Hill and Moorland Leader assessment.

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