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Mountaineering Activities
As a Mountaineering Activity Unit we spend most of our time out and about on the hills in Snowdonia, The Peak District, The Lake District and Scotland usually, however, we’ve travelled as far as Switzerland and Iceland!.Whether its hiking, scrambling, multi day expeditions or climbing you’ll find us out there. To quote a past Explorer Scout “There’s no such thing as bad weather just bad gear!”
But these activities are not without risk and we try to address this by having leaders who are either fully trained and qualified or fully trained to national governing body standards i.e. Mountain Leader (summer) and Walking Group Leader. They also take part in Continuing Professional Development and are constantly out and about in the hills honing their skills. We also ensure ALL our Explorer Scouts have the opportunity to take part in First Aid training to HSE Emergency First Aid at Work level, a plus wherever you are! All our Leaders carry the Rescue Emergency Care qualification specifically designed for leaders operating in the great outdoors and remote locations.
The quote below sums up why the great outdoors is such a good development tool.
"Developing confidence and risk judgement among young people is crucial if we are to structure a society that is not risk averse. We need to accept that uncertainty is inherent in adventure, and this contains the possibility of adverse outcomes. A young person’s development should not be unduly stifled by the proper need to consider the worst consequence of risk but must be balanced by its likelihood and indeed its benefits."
Tom Mullarkey OBE, Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
For more detailed information about Mountain Activities please visit the websites below…
• The BMC (British Mountaineering Council) www.thebmc.co.uk
• MLTA (Mountain Leader Training Association) www.mlta.co.uk
• Rescue Emergency Care www.recfirstaid.net
The quote below sums up why the great outdoors is such a good development tool.
"Developing confidence and risk judgement among young people is crucial if we are to structure a society that is not risk averse. We need to accept that uncertainty is inherent in adventure, and this contains the possibility of adverse outcomes. A young person’s development should not be unduly stifled by the proper need to consider the worst consequence of risk but must be balanced by its likelihood and indeed its benefits."
Tom Mullarkey OBE, Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
For more detailed information about Mountain Activities please visit the websites below…
• The BMC (British Mountaineering Council) www.thebmc.co.uk
• MLTA (Mountain Leader Training Association) www.mlta.co.uk
• Rescue Emergency Care www.recfirstaid.net
