Safety & Good Practice Seminar 2009 - REPORT
For Scottish Student Mountaineering, Climbing and Hillwalking Clubs
14th & 15th November 2009 - Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore
57 students attended from nine university clubs looked after by 25 volunteer instructors.
On Saturday the programme covered a wide range of subjects including:-
Liability and Duty of Care
Choice, care and maintenance of pooled equipment
Incident Management
Qualifications, Training Opportunities and Experience
Novices and running a club
Scrambling and Hazard Awareness
Winter Check List
Navigation
On Sunday the delegates developed their skills in Mountain Navigation (introductory and advanced) and Rock Climbing (introductory and advanced).
Gavin Kellet points out a feature to members of Edinburgh and Glasgow Caledonian Universities
Jon Garside instructs members of Aberdeen Lairig Club
The MCofS would like to thank all the volunteer instructors for their contribution to mountain safety by giving up their weekend:
Malcolm Airey, Laurence Archer, John Armstrong, John Biggar, Linda Biggar, Andy Cloquet, Gillian Culshaw, Jon Garside, Alastair Goodridge, Alan Halewood, Nick Halls, James Hotchkis, Lisa Hutchison, Nick Jones, Gavin Kellett, Richard Parker, Sandy Paterson, Paul Russell, Mike Sadler, Martin Searle, David Slade, Ian Stewart, Bill Strachan, Nathan White, Nigel Williams.
Thanks also to Glenmore Lodge and all the staff for looking after us so well.
Report by Roger Wild, MCofS Scottish Students' Mountain Safety Adviser