Mountain Leader Training - Split Weekend Course
Cost of the course: £435*
Location: Peak District, Lake District & Eryri
Duration: 6 Days
Ratio: 1:6 (maximum of 12 candidates)
Format: Running over six days across three weekends based in the Peak District, the Lake District and Eryri respectively (each weekend commencing at 09:00 Saturday, finishing by 17:00 Sunday) . The course starts at Hagg Farm Outdoor Education Centre on the Peak District's Snake Pass where we spend two days in the High Peak, the second weekend is spent journeying in the Lake District with a remote overnight camp and the final weekend is based in Eryri, focusing on leading groups in steeper mountain terrain. This approach allows us to get into a wide variety of upland and mountainous terrain with each area lending itself to different parts of the syllabus. The course cost does not cover accommodation or transport.
Requirements: Have registered with Mountain Training, be a member of one of the Mountaineering Councils and have completed 20 days of hill and mountain walking which has been recorded in DLOG. See Mountain Training's website for more details.
For more details please have a look at the 'Course Notes' or don't hesitate to get in touch.
(When booking a place with a 30% deposit the balance is payable 6 weeks prior to start of the course. If a place is booked six weeks or less before the start of a course the full cost is payable. Booking T & Cs can be found here.)
2026 Mountain Leader Training Course Dates
3 - 4 Oct, 17 - 18 Oct & 31 Oct - 1 Nov 2026 [fully booked]
Mountain Leader Assessment - Split Weekend Course
Cost of the course: £445*
Location: Peak District & Lake District
Duration: 5 Days
Ratio: 1:4 (maximum of 8 candidates)
Format: Running over two weekends in the Peak District and the Lake District (the first weekend is Saturday/Sunday with the second one a long weekend of three days). The course starts at Hagg Farm Outdoor Education Centre on the Peak District's Snake Pass where we spend two days in the High Peak. The second (3 day) weekend is the expedition in the Lake District which will involve 2 nights remote camping. The course cost does not cover accommodation or transport.
Requirements: Have successfully completed a ML training course (or been granted exemption from Mountain Training) and have at least 40 Quality Mountain Days recorded in DLOG. See Mountain Training's website for more details.
For more details please have a look at the 'Course Notes' or don't hesitate to get in touch.
(When booking a place with a 30% deposit the balance is payable 6 weeks prior to start of the course. If a place is booked six weeks or less before the start of a course the full cost is payable. Booking T & Cs can be found here.)
2026 Dates
10 - 11 April & 23-25 April [4 places available]
* funding is available towards course costs. Further details can be found on Mountain Training's website.
Adventure Unlimited is committed to ensuring that everyone has equal opportunity to attend our courses. If you have a particular need that requires extra assistance, please discuss it with us in advance of the course. Further details regarding Mountain Training's reasonable adjustments policy can be found on their website.
A few things that clients have said about our courses:
"Hi Jules, I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thanks for the ML Assessment I completed recently. I feel very fortunate to have been with such a great team, and I thought that all the assessors were fantastic in creating a positive and supportive environment for us to show what we could do."
"Thanks so much for an amazing weekend, I've loved the course"
"Jules, Many thanks to you and Phil for a fab weekend. Very keen to practice and am already making plans and enlisting 'volunteers'"
"I just wanted to thank you so much again for the Mountain Leader course. I really enjoyed it, found it extremely informative and it has definitely inspired me to plan more mountain adventures!"
"Thanks again for a fantastic course, loved every minute and it has only reinforced my desire to become a ML...Thanks again to you and Phil, I would not have any hesitation in recommending you/the course to budding MLs."