The Mountain Leader scheme is designed for those who want to introduce and lead people in the mountains, hills and upland areas of the UK and Ireland. The scheme was established in the 1960s and today Mountain Leaders operate the length and breadth of the UK.
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 here.
Mountain Leader Training - Split Weekend Course (6 days) - £420*
Adventure Unlimited Mountain Leader Training courses are run 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 the expedition weekend in the Lake District and the final weekend is based in Eryri, focusing on leading groups in steeper 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.
Once you have booked a place on the course you will be emailed detailed course notes outlining the programme, meeting points and required equipment etc.
(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.)
8-9 Mar, 22-23 Mar & 5-6 Apr 2025 < 1 place available >
31 May-1 Jun, 14-15 Jun & 28-29 Jun 2025 < 5 places available >
4-5 Oct, 18-19 Oct & 1-2 Nov 2025 < 5 places available >
For further information about our Summer Mountain Leader training courses and Mountain Training's pre-requisites please click here.
Mountain Leader Assessment - Split Weekend Course (5 days) - £430*
Mountain Leader Assessment courses are five days long, 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). Candidates are responsible for arranging their own transport to/from each of the weekends (There is a BMC 'LiftShare' scheme - details here, and it is common for candidates to arrange lift sharing amongst themselves after the first weekend). . This course is delivered on a 1:4 ratio. 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 weekend in the Lake District which will involve 2 nights remote camping.
Once you have booked a place on the course you will be emailed detailed course notes outlining the programme, meeting points and required equipment etc.
(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.)
26-27 April & 9-11 May 2025 < 3 places available >
20-21 Sept & 10-12 Oct 2025 < 2 places available >
For further information about our Summer Mountain Leader assessment courses and Mountain Training's pre-requisites please click here.
* funding is available towards course costs. Further details can be found here.
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."
