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The Mountain Leader Award (ML) is a qualification for those who want to lead groups
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The Mountain Leader Award (ML) is a qualification for those who want to lead groups hillwalking
Walking is one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities in the United Kingdom, and within England and Wales there is a comprehensive network of rights of way that permits access to the countryside. Furthermore, access to much unculti ...
, map reading and navigating in the uplands, mountains, hills and moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Moorland, nowadays, generally ...
s of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The awarding body is Mountain Training (MT), the co-ordinating body for mountain training schemes in the UK,
To gain the qualification the candidate must log a minimum of 20 days experience, undertake a Training Course, gain a further minimum of 40 days logged experience and then pass an Assessment Course. The Mountain Leader Award does not cover winter conditions for which there is a further qualification – Winter Mountain Leader. Those who wish to lead groups in the mountains abroad in countries which require a formal qualification usually need to have completed the International Mountain Leader Award (IML) and be a member of a professional association.
See also
* International Mountain Leader * BAIML *UIMLA
The Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA) was founded in November 2004. It was decided at the meeting that all Mountain guide, mountain leader associations would be awarded the same authorization, carnet and badge giving an ...
References
External links
Mountain Training Homepage
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