Hill & Moorland Leader Award Training
The Hill and Moorland Leader Award, (HML), is for people who wish to lead groups in the hill and moorland areas of the UK and Ireland. These areas include the Peak District, North Yorkshire Moors and Dales, Dartmoor and similar countryside. Being an Award holder is a wonderful way to prove the skills required to confidently take people out walking.
As you may have guessed from the descriptive title of this award, it focuses on non-mountainous terrain. Award holders operate in terrain that is generally more remote than that used by Lowland Leaders and not as steep, or rocky, as ground covered by Mountain Leaders.
This HML Award Training is run in conjunction with Pete Goldsmith Mountaineering WMCI IML, who is the course provider, number 546.
Course Outline
Training
Hill and Moorland Leader training lasts for three days and will cover:
- The Hill and Moorland Leader syllabus
- What to expect at assessment
- Feedback on your performance and areas to focus on prior to assessment
Syllabus
- Leader responsibilities
- Leadership and decision making
- Planning and weather
- Hazards and emergency procedures
- Equipment
- Walking skills
- Navigation
- Teaching and learning skills
- Access, conservation and the environment
- Background knowledge
To attend the training, you must :
- You must be at least 18 years old
- You should have at least a year’s worth of hill walking experience
- You must be registered on the Hill and Moorland Leader scheme
- You must have recorded a minimum of 20 quality hill days, which can have taken place at any point pre- or post-registration
