You must have logged a minimum of 40 quality hillwalking days in at least three different upland areas of the UK and Ireland
You must hold a currentfirst aid certificate, minimum 16 hours and relevant to your work as a Hill and Moorland Leader
Be fit and prepared for three full days on the hill including lengthy night navigation sessions
↓ Course summary
This course aims to observe and assess candidates in all aspects of the Hill & Moorland Leader Award Syllabus and their suitability to lead others in suitable HML mountain areas of the UK and Ireland in summer conditions.
Upon acceptance onto the course students will receive a written home paper to be completed and returned to Tollymore before attending assessment.
↓ Who is the course for?
This qualification is ideal for walkers who want to learn the skills required for effective group leadership in the hill and moorland areas of the UK and Ireland. It is used extensively by those involved with delivering the Duke of Edinburgh's Award as well as many walk leaders and outdoor instructors. Hill and Moorland Leaders 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.
Bring any of your own personal rock climbing / outdoor clothing and kit such as, waterproof jacket and trousers, boots, fleece jacket, hat and gloves, flask, water bottle, mourne map (1:25,000), compass Silva type 4 or similar, camp kit (sleeping bag, stove, cookware, etc),and spare clothes. It’s best to bring plenty of lighter layers and avoid cotton if possible as it offers little heat and takes ages to dry out if wet or sweaty.
Please ensure you bring along a device which will allow you to ‘stopwatch’ your time.
Tollymore can supply most of the equipment you require for this course but as an aspirant Hill and Moorland Leader, it is assumed you will be fairly self-sufficient in terms of kit.
↓ What does my course fee include?
The course fee includes kit, equipment, in course transport, coaching, food and accommodation.
Course accommodation will be in shared twin ensuite rooms. If you would prefer not to share a room, single occupancy may be available for an additional charge.
↓ Useful books and resources
Hillwalking Steve Long MLTUK
Langmuir
Complete Guide to Irish Wildlife Wildlife
Current situation
As you are probably aware the current advice from the Northern Ireland Executive, Health Promotion Agency NI and Health & Safety Executive NI, as well as our expert group within Sport NI is that we cannot deliver any face to face courses for our customers including use of the Hot Rock Climbing Wall.
We know that you and many others like minded folk are very keen to get back on track with your plans to attend and complete a range of personal skills training and qualifications in a range of disciplines.
Believe us when we say we are equally keen to get outside with you and help you reach your goals and complete that journey.
How do we know? Because every day we get emails and phone calls asking when will courses resume and with every NI Executive mention of easing of restrictions the emails and phone calls are more frequent……