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Advanced Mountain Walking Leader Award

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The Advanced Mountain Walking Leader Scheme provides comprehensive training and assessment in the technical and group management skills required by those who wish to lead groups in the remote mountain areas of Africa. This award meets the UIAA model standards for mountain walking leaders.


Scope:
The scheme offers the candidate the opportunity to gain technical competence in leading walkers. It does not provide a rock climbing or mountaineering qualification.

The scheme is intended for those leading groups in remote mountainous country where walkers are dependent on themselves.

Completion of a training course alone, without taking and assessment course, is not a qualification in itself, although it may be of considerable benefit to the trainee. 

The Scheme comprises of:
    Registration and issue of a logbook
    A minimum six day training course
    Further experience gained during a consolidation period
    A four day assessment course
    Continuing experience entered in a logbook

Key Benefits:
    Advanced level course 
    Suits those who lead groups Off trails throughout South Africa 
    Provides a good grounding towards the Instructor level 
    Allows the leading of trips in all conditions in South Africa

Minimum Age:
    
18


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