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 one-day course.
To book a place fill in the booking form and return via email to [email protected]