Venue: South Wales (meet at Rhossili Outdoor Education Centre) 
Date: 24 - 25 July 2010
Time: 9am
Tutors: Chris Allen (mobile number 07812 361 064)
Cost: £130.00
MLTE Single Pitch Award (SPA) Training
You will need your logbooks. Your Instructor is Chris Allen.
This is the benchmark award for those wishing to introduce others to safe, structured climbing and abseiling on single pitch crags. This course is run over a two-day period and includes safe current practises and positive approach to the outdoors and climbing.
Therefore, if you are in the teaching, instruction, or group leading, then we are sure that you will benefit form this training course. We promise that our staff are up-to date with current techniques and all courses are run by AMI instructors.
Course pre requisites. go to http://www.mltb.org/spahand.htm#training
TRAINING PROGRAMME.
Day 1 Personal SKILLS 9.00am to 4.30pm
Introductions course brief and relevant paper work.
Harnesses correct choice and fitting, anchor selection, fixed and running belays (equal and independent anchors), rope and sling use, knots and their uses, choice of route, climb a route of your choice, abseiling, locking off and lowering personal protection etc.
Evening 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Equipment review; environmental issues climbing quiz at pub or my house.
Possible visit to a climbing wall.
Day 2 GROUP SKILLS 9.30am to 4.30pm
Duty of care, your role and responsibilities, qualities of a single pitch crag, aims, guide books and maps, group management, top roping, bottom roping, abseiling, problems and emergencies.
Course debriefs. 5.00pm
I look forward to being out doors with you and hope you enjoy the benefits of joining the Mountain Leader Association
Any further information can be obtained via the:
MLTE web site: http://www.mltb.org/spahand.htm
AMI web site: http://www.ami.org.uk
BMC web site: http://www.thebmc.co.uk
Take care
Bill Beynon
Post Training Development:
We totally recommend Tony Rees of Welsh Adventures, who will be able to support you with quality training and developmental programmes specifically aiming to get you from post training, mock assessments right the way through to your CWA, SPA, WGL, MLA or water based assessment. Visit http://welshadventures.com
