On every Outdoor First Aid course we run people have questions specific to their own experience or based on the activity or environment they engage with. Whilst we always try and answer them in the breaks and spare time it’s a full-on course and time is always limited for heading away from the syllabus. In […]
Book a place at bottom of page…. A totally new for 2023 workshop for Mountain Leaders & anyone interested in the natural world around them, we’ll be combining the massive and the micro scales of nature; Geology & Lichens Geology This part of the session will be led by Peter Lovatt – you’ll have seen […]
As the summer season winds down & before the snows entice us back into the hills…it’s the season for conferences, festivals & courses. This November you can find me at: Adventure Mind – Nov 7 & 8th, near Sheffield. I’ll be part of the Meet the Authors Q&A session talking about the impact of our […]
Updated Oct 2022 – So I first wrote this blog 3 years ago – I’ve done a lot of teaching night nav now so I thought I’d update it. New comments are in italics and the links have been updated. Suddenly when I look up from working in the hut at the bottom of the […]
SUpdated 2021 Probably the question that comes up most frequently on outdoor first aid courses is “so what should be in my first aid kit?” & you may well be surprised to know there’s no specific answer. HSE, first aid providers and manufacturers of pre-packaged kits all have suggestions but there is no specific requirement. And that […]
With the slow steady easing of lockdown restrictions in the UK many people are itching to get back into the hills – and whilst we totally understand and applaud that, here in Cumbria it’s already leading to exceptionally busy honeypot areas and causing many people’s day out to be spoiled. So we thought we’d give […]
The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) have updated their guidance for healthcare professionals in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of Lymes disease. If you’ve been on a Mountain Services Outdoor First Aid course then you’ll know that this is a risk that those who work and play in the outdoors in […]
I spend a lot of time teaching and assessing navigation and one of the things I’ve noticed is that I often see the same mistakes being made by complete beginners AND by people getting ready (& sometimes actually on) their mountain leader assessment. For navigation to be right it needs to have a good foundation. […]
We fully appreciate that you might well have some concerns about attending a course potentially with strangers in a new-to-you location. So we thought we’d let you know what measures we’re taking to help keep everyone safe during this challenging times. In line with UK Govt. measures announced Oct 12th: We will be basing our […]
Saturday October 12th is the date for this year’s Real 3 Peaks event. If you’re not familiar with this – it’s the UK’s largest organised littler collection for mountains, and it’s now in its 7th year. It’s a free day out in the hills helping keep them beautiful….. This is a volunteer led event – […]