Category Archives: Mountain leader

posts that might be usual for mountain leaders and trainees, as well as talking about some of my work training and coaching the mountain leaders of the future.

MLT: National Governing Body Qualification Courses

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Mark Reeves

If you follow this blog and thought that you’d like to become qualified as a climbing, hillwalking or mountaineering instructor, then I should point you in the direction of my other blog LITV, where I have just published some dates … Continue reading →

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The Outdoor leader: A Modern Perspective on Leadership

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Mark Reeves

As a Mountaineering Instructor I am called upon to train the Mountain Leaders, Single Pitch and Climbing Wall supervisor of the future. As part of those syllabi covering the basic qualities and model of leadership. In modern terms we use … Continue reading →

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Mountain Leader Environemnt Photo’s

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Mark Reeves

Well a few months ago I put a post up showing various plants I show on Mountain Leader environment days. Whilst the ability to name and tell a story about various plants is part of the environmental content of the … Continue reading →

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MLTUK Use Climbing Coach Article

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Mark Reeves

I got an email yesterday off the MLTUK (Mountain Leader Training UK) top man Steve Long asking if they could use an article i wrote a while back for this blog on Coaching the New Buzz Word, but what does … Continue reading →

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Thank You Letter

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Mark Reeves

Now whilst it isn’t a totally rare occurrence, neither is it particularly common to get a thank you letter like this. A few months ago I directed and delivered a Teaching the Teaching of Navigation Course at Plas Y Brenin. … Continue reading →

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Mountain Leader Training: Environment Today

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Mark Reeves

Alpine Club Moss – A relic of natures evolution, club moss were the first trees Well I know that this is a climbing coaching blog however due to my work from time to time I do a few post that … Continue reading →

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Coaching Workshop for Instructors

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Mark Reeves

Well tonight I delivered a evening coaching workshop for instructor from the Beacon Climbing Centre mainly aimed at showing these instructor that they already use ‘coaching behaviours’, and that with a little thought they can hopefully start focusing on its … Continue reading →

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