The School for Mountain Leadership

PERSONAL HIKING SKILLS

Many people really don’t like hiking. Why is that? Probably because they associate hiking with being uncomfortable, sore and thirsty. Come to us and learn the basics of hiking – what to wear, what to take, how to plan, how to manage the risks of hiking and how to complete your trip far more comfortably.

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PERSONAL ROCK CLIMBING SKILLS

If you see the guy who owns The School for Mountain Leadership you’ll understand that you don’t have to be built like an MMA fighter with 5% body fat to rock climb!
Come to us and learn not just how to move on rock, but how to keep yourself safe while doing so.

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PERSONAL CANYONING SKILLS

Canyoning (known in South Africa as ‘kloofing’) is a growing sport that involves doing down deep, narrow gorges in the mountains. It is more than just an extension of hiking, and it isn’t just an offshoot of rock climbing either. Learn about what makes it unique, the equipment, the techniques and the judgement needed to start this sport safely.

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ROCK CLIMBING LEADER COURSE

Learn the skills to take other people out rock climbing with you.

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MOUNTAIN WALKING LEADER

Just because someone has been hiking for 5 years doesn’t mean that they have mastered what it takes to lead groups. This course focuses your attention on the really important knowledge, skills and abilities associated with leading hiking groups in the mountains.

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CANYON LEADER COURSE

If you want to experience a primitive, wild mountain then this is your trek! Starting at the Amphitheatre, passing the Mnweni Cutback and ending at Cathedral Peak, this trek covers some of the best aspects of the high Drakensberg in 6 days. If you have time constraints we can manage this trip in 5 days, or we can lengthen it to 9 or 10 days, covering more distance.

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WALL CLIMBING SUPERVISOR COURSE

This course is aimed at people who take others sport climbing, either at indoor gymns or at their local crag. It does not provide all the training needed to become a rock climbing guide but does provide the technical skills required to supervise novices on single-pitch climbs.

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ABSEIL SUPERVISOR COURSE

Many adventure operators and school camp venues offer abseiling as one of their activities. Learn how to select a site, set up an abseil, manage a group throughout an abseil and prevent the occasional problem along the way (or solve the ones that you couldn't prevent).

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