September Skills Workshops

21 September 2024

The Mountaineering Ireland Autumn Skills Workshops take place on the 21st & 22nd September 2024 in Kerry

The skills workshops are organised by Mountaineering Ireland’s Training Officer and delivered by qualified trainers. 

The Workshops are open to anyone who is a Mountaineering Ireland member. They are designed to upskill individuals, club members, trainers, award trainees and providers.  Each workshop provides mentoring opportunities for experienced trainers and meets CPD requirements for providers & the relevant award holders.

The one day courses on offer cover

  • Teaching Navigation.
  • Scrambling Skills
  • Rock Climbing Skills 

All workshops will be dictated by weather conditions but we intend to cover the following topics in the different courses:

Teaching Navigation Skills Workshop:

Teaching skills

  • Simplifying our knowledge to teach beginners
  • What makes a good location
  • Choosing a suitable point to navigate to
  • Being concise and focused when teaching beginners 
  • Useful exercises to use while teaching

Skills to learn

  • Self location skills
  • Land reading
  • Some tools for timing and pacing
  • Route choice
  • Features

Scrambling Skills Workshop:

  • Un-roped movement on steep ground
  • Roped movement on steep ground
  • Techniques used in involving others in scrambling activities
  • Passing on skills & knowledge to peers or others in your club

Climbing Skills Workshop:

  • Rope work for climbing
  • Belaying and lowering
  • Bouldering and movement skills
  • Techniques used in involving others in climbing activities
  • Passing on skills knowledge to peers or others in your club

Cost is €60 per course.

To book a place fill in the booking form and return via email to julie@mountaineering.ie

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