March 26th – 28th: Congratulations to the three candidates who completed this award yesterday in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Get away from the paths and enjoy our wild places as a Hill and Moorland Leader. This qualification is ideal for walkers who want to learn the skills required for Read more…
This course is delivered by Alan Ward (International Mountain Leader) who has extensive travel and high altitude experience and is a Senior Trainer with Rescue Emergency Care (REC). This course was categorized as an advanced Level 5 course by Rescue Emergency Care (REC) but in 2018, REC decided to do Read more…
EQUIPMENT REVIEW – Thule AllTrail Hiking Backpack 45L I purchased my first Thule backpack last year and this was a Thule Versant 50L, a lightweight pack with just the right amount of well-organized capacity and accessibility for overnight expeditions. It was perfect for what I needed in all respects, apart Read more…
March 19th – 21st: Hill and Moorland Leader Award Assessment – congratulations to the three candidates who passed this award today! Well done guys! Hill and Moorland Leader training and assessment courses are available with us in the Brecon Beacons National Park on a regular basis.
April 1st/2nd/11th/12th @ Cardiff International White Water – 2 places remaining on this small group training course. The maximum number of candidates is 6.
Hi, We’ve had a cancellation due to injury for an HML Assessment this coming Tuesday: March 19th – 21st in the Brecon Beacons if anyone is interested and available.
July 13th from the UK. Stok Kangri (6,154 metres (20,190 ft)) is the highest mountain in the Stok Range of the Himalayas in the Ladakh region of north-west India. The peak is located in Hemis National Park,[ 12 km southwest of the trailhead (3,610 metres (11,844 ft)) in the village of Stok and around 15 km southwest of the city of Leh, the Read more…
March 12th/13th/14th at the Cwmcarn Visitor Centre. 2 candidates completed the REC L2 Course whilst 6 candidates completed the REC L3 HSE FAW Course – congratulations to everyone: LINKEDIN FEEDBACK: AQUEELA JAN – “I recently completed the following courses with Alan; Introduction to Mountain Navigation, Hill and Moorland Leader Award Read more…
March 9th/10th – congratulations to the 9 candidates who passed this course! They were all a pleasure to work with. Feedback included: : Alan, his delivery of the whole 16hrs – Friendly – relaxed approach – Always found something to learn – Brilliant training atmosphere – As ever, the instructor Read more…
Congratulations to Phill Warren and Paul Morris who passed this award to a very high standard yesterday under very challenging weather conditions in the Brecon Beacons National Park. “Thank you for the recent NNAS Gold Assessment day. I thought the terrain was ideal for the day, being both challenging and Read more…