Congratulations to Mags Davies, Helen Menhinick, Mark Angell and Neil Maliphant who passed this award today after three days of intensive assessment including a night navigation assessment and challenging weather conditions – well done everyone!!!
This morning I was interviewed by Dr Tom Smith (Cardiff University) and Dr Rachel Hunt (Edinburgh University) who are running this project. The project is interested in the process of recording experience and understanding how skill and competence are communicated. From historical mountain leader logbooks to the latest DLOG offered Read more…
This month sees another fully booked Training Course (17th – 20th) and a fully booked Assessment Course (23th – 25th). Good luck to all the participants on these two courses! As one of the most frequent providers of this course in Wales, courses are available on a regular basis. Other Read more…
December 28th/29th and January 25th/26th – EXPEDITION SKILLS MODULE: 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 flexibility of the module makes it useful Read more…
September 12th – 15th and October 17th – 20th. Places are available on these courses – both of which are confirmed to run 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 Read more…
Hill and Moorland Leader Award: for those candidates who have completed the award and feel that the Mountain Leader Award isn’t what they need then there are a couple of courses available to strengthen their skills and experience. These courses are also certificated by Mountain Training. MOUNTAIN SKILLS – A Read more…
August 6th/7th National Navigation Award Scheme – SILVER (£100) Venue – Brecon Beacons National Park
Hill and Moorland Leader Award – Training. There are places available on the following courses which are suitable for anyone wishing to learn the skills required for taking groups out on the Brecon Beacons. August 1st – 4th: 1 place available September 12th – 15th: 2 places available October 17th Read more…
June 28th/29th/30th – Congratulations to the four candidates who completed this award yesterday. Challenging terrain and night navigation were required during this intensive three day assessment – congratulations to the four candidates! Feedback from Simon Chaplin ” 8 months ago I made a decision to start gaining Nationally recognised qualifications Read more…
June 22nd/23rd – NNAS Silver in the Brecon Beacons National Park: feedback from Dr Richard Archer from Stockport who travelled quite a distance to attend this course. “Thank you Alan for a great weekend on the NNAS silver course. I found your advice on navigating strategies really helpful, and I Read more…