October 13th – 15th: Aran Fawddwy (905m) + Aran Benllyn (885m) in the Snowdonia National Park The Expedition Skills Module is an optional module available to walking leaders. It’s an opportunity to increase your skills where you will be trained and assessed to lead groups on multi day camping expeditions.The Read more…
With the next financial year about to start, it will be my last working year as I am due to retire on March 31st, 2021. My activities both in the UK and Indonesia and elsewhere are obviously on hold but I’m being positive that later in the year things will Read more…
Congratulations to Simon Chaplin and Helen Menhinick for passing the Expedition Skills Module in very challenging weather conditions……. The Expedition Skills Module is an optional module available to walking leaders. It’s an opportunity to increase your skills where you will be trained and assessed to lead groups on multi day Read more…
Congratulations to the three candidates who completed their intensive Hill & Moorland Leader Assessment today. Day 1 saw recorded wind speeds of 59mph and heavy rain with very reduced visibility throughout the day. Day 2 wasn’t as weather challenging but wind speeds were up to 40mph with very wet conditions Read more…
Monday/Tuesday: REC (L5) Travel & Expedition First Aid for the MOD Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: HML Assessment Saturday: Trek Talk at the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Visitor Centre
Bigfoot Services Limited are no longer delivering NNAS Bronze and Silver Navigator Awards. From January 2020 we are only delivering Gold Navigator Award trainng and assessment courses and the NNAS Tutor Award. We are happy to recommend two partner organisations who are now delivering these courses in the Brecon Beacons Read more…
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…
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.
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…
March 18th/19th – HML refresher training in mid-Wales for those in the consolidation period between HML Training and HML Assessment. This will be a day and a half of quality walking in mid-Wales with the opportunity to have questions answered and DLOGs reviewed by Alan Ward (IML) who delivers the Read more…