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 has offered Mountain Leader training and assessment courses on behalf of Mountain Training for over twenty years. Our course directors and staff are some of the most experienced trainers in the business with vast experience of not only actively leading others in the mountains, but also in providing fun, educational courses throughout the UK mountains.
Mountain Leader Training - Split Weekend Course (6 days total)
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. 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 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. All the other aspects of the Mountain Leader syllabus (click here for the Mountain Leader handbook) are covered alongside these core areas. This course is delivered on a 1:6 ratio.
Before attending a Mountain Leader training course, candidates need to register with Mountain Training (click here to register) and have completed at least 20 Quality Mountain Days (further details of what a QMD is can be found here). Further details regarding the Mountain Training pre-requirements for attending the Summer ML training course can be found here.
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Price £420* (this cost includes car parking fees as necessary during the course - see the FAQs page)
(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 < 6 places available >
31 May-1 Jun, 14-15 Jun & 28-29 Jun 2025 < 6 places available >
4-5 Oct, 18-19 Oct & 1-2 Nov 2025 < 5 places available >
Mountain Leader Assessment - Split Weekend Course (5 days total)
Mountain Leader Assessment courses are five days long, running over two weekends in the Peak District and the Lake District (the second one a long weekend of three days). This course is delivered on a 1:4 ratio. Before attending an Adventure Unlimited ML Assessment course, candidates need to ensure that they meet Mountain Training's requirements as outlined here.
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Price £430* (this cost includes car parking fees as necessary during the course - see the FAQs page)
(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 >
27-28 Sept & 10-12 Oct 2025 < 4 places available >
* 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."
