Mountain Leader Refresher Course | North Wales

Our two-day Mountain Leader Refresher Course offers an immersive and supportive experience designed to help you refresh and enhance the specific skills needed to succeed at assessment. The course is tailored to the group, with day one typically focusing on micro navigation and steep ground techniques, while day two emphasizes rope skills, including a morning of practical exercises followed by realistic scenarios to integrate all you’ve learned.

At the end of the course, you’ll receive honest, constructive feedback, highlighting areas for improvement to help build confidence and work towards a successful assessment outcome.

Course highlights include:

• Planning and weather forecasting
• Flora and fauna worksheet (PDF)
• Micro Navigation Masterclass
• Rope Skills Day (ropes provided)
• Steep ground practice
• Personalized feedback at the end of the course
• Using synoptic charts

This course is an excellent opportunity to practice skills under the guidance of a qualified and experienced Mountain Professional. It also provides a supportive environment to build confidence and relax alongside fellow trainees before your assessment.

We also offer private bookings and one-to-one mentorships for individuals or small groups, giving you personalized feedback to help prepare effectively for your Mountain Leader assessment.

This two-day Mountain Leader Refresher Course is ideal for those who:

• Have completed their training and want to refresh and review their skills before assessment
• Have been granted an exemption from training but want insight into what is required at assessment
• Have completed the award and wish to update their current practice

The course programme is flexible and tailored by your instructor, taking into account individual needs, learning goals, and prevailing weather conditions to ensure you get the most out of the two days.