REC FIRST AID
REC TRAVEL + EXPEDITION FIRST AID
April 4th/5th at the Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Centre. Rescue Emergency Care (REC) – Previously classed as a Level 5 Course. A two day course (16 hours). The travel and expedition first aid course is designed to introduce a systematic way of advanced first aid for managing casualties. Topic Read more…
GENERAL NEWS
Mt KERINCI (3,805m) BRIEFING
January 3rd – Llanfrynach Village Hall at 6 pm: an illustrated briefing for those already confirmed for this trek in May, or for anyone else who might be interested – Mt Kerinci (3,805m), the highest point on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The trek commences in Padang on May 13th Read more…
GENERAL NEWS
EVEREST BASE CAMP – DIARY OF AN INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN LEADER
This diary provides an account of my recent trek to Everest Base Camp where everyone in my group of 21 clients and 2 Assistant Leaders (Craig Francis and Mark Demmery) reached Everest Base Camp. This trip was BS8848:2014 compliant. View the diary: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigfootservices.co.uk%2Fnepal-2019-diary%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0H4agDl8BhDfcBqOo7LFJtG13C-Mjqx2zmlvPB1BuzqbLXZ_cEC8lGe64&h=AT0Xa59zyLzYS7Eu_267D0atOwpOgjMjlop7RUF6lCHldQyMqBGy06Ei0uDoPR_mTvJRuBTb9bkoM63rGVWhk-6ytWW9zGLc3VGqHYwKQAc6_-0650K4Agrv6OBBF_KOhA Excellent trekking services supplied by Kamal Bhandari Read more…
MOUNTAIN TRAINING
PORTABLE ALTITUDE CHAMBER (PAC) TRAINING VIDEO
This post is for those using LinkedIn and Twitter where this training video can’t be posted because it’s slightly over the 10 minute maximum for posting videos. For those interested, the video can be viewed on our website – https://www.bigfootservices.co.uk/about/media/ The Portable Altitude Chamber (PAC) is used to treat high Read more…
MOUNTAIN TRAINING
MOUNTAIN TRAINING
In 2019 we delivered ten courses from the Mountain Training range of courses: HML Training (x 5), HML Assessment (x 4) and mountain skills (x 1). These courses will continue to be delivered throughout 2020. These courses are all held in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
MOUNTAIN TRAINING
NATIONAL NAVIGATION AWARD SCHEME (NNAS)
In 2019, Bigfoot Services Limited trained 41 candidates through the various courses available within the National Navigation Award Scheme: Bronze Navigator Award Silver Navigator Award Gold Navigator Award Tutor Award Courses are available in 2020 although several of our Q1 courses are already fully booked. We have been delivering NNAS Read more…
ISO AUDITNG
ISO IMPLEMENTATION IN INDONESIA
2019 saw my continued Lead Auditor support for ISO implementation of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 in Indonesia although the latter is changing to ISO 45001 at the moment with Part 1 Audits in January, during my next visit. My experience and role in Indonesia involves the following: Read more…
GENERAL NEWS
Bigfoot Services Limited would like to wish all of our friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. In May, I’ll be in a small group to climb Mt Kerinci, the highest point on the island of Sumatra. Closer to home, our programme of navigation and mountain training will Read more…
GENERAL NEWS
Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons
Throughout 2019, visitors to Pen y Fan, southern Britain’s highest mountain have been greeted by the sight of these portaloo! The visitor experience in this part of the Brecon Beacons National Park leaves a lot to be desired. I assume it will be the same in 2020 as no building Read more…