To all current and aspiring trip leaders: Mark
down the weekend of June 12th to 14th on your
calendars!
This is your chance to ramp up your trip
leading
and outdoor adventure skills in time for the
coming summer season. The T&L Committee, along
with a group of our veteran section leaders,
are
hosting a 2 1/2 day Comprehensive Trip Leading
Workshop, which incorporates many of the
aspects
of the TNF course in a condensed format. During
the weekend you will have the opportunity to
learn
not only the ins and outs of trip leading and
the
many soft skills associated with leading people
into the outdoors, but in addition we will be
covering essential topics such as:
- choosing your mountain objective
- gear selection & keeping your weight down
- group management skills
- dealing with common injuries
- working with communication devices
- mountain meteorology
- navigation & route finding
- emergency shelters and bivy's
Other topics covered will include:
- Trip planning and communicating with
participants
- legal aspects, liability and trip waivers
- post accident/incident work and reporting
- risk management
- case studies of past accidents and where
things went wrong
The weekend workshop will start at 6:00pm on
Friday, June 12th at the West Hillhurst
Community
Centre located at the corner of 19th Street and
5th Avenue NW.
On Saturday morning, we will continue at the
ACC
Clubhouse in Canmore at 8:15 with sessions both
in
a classroom setting as well as venturing out
into
the field. We have booked the entire Clubhouse
for
our group, including accommodations, so we will
all enjoy a joint dinner and sleepover at the
Clubhouse. On Sunday we continue with the
workshop
at 8:00 to wrap up at around 3:30pm.
This will be a very interactive weekend where
the
various sessions are not meant to be
presentation
only, however, we will engage you and foster an
atmosphere of joint learning in the sharing of
information among the group. The outside
session
in particular will allow every participant to
take
turns in leading and problem solving on the go.
This course is offered at a cost of $100.- per
person and includes the Saturday night
accommodation at the Clubhouse and Pizza dinner
on
Saturday night, as well as course materials,
and
some key items for your first aid kits. This
course is also subject to the sections subsidy
policy, under which you are eligible for a
refund
of the $100 if you run a trip for our section
within 12 months of taking the course and
submit
the trip waiver to the section treasurer. So
the
workshop could be free for you active leaders.
Once you have signed up and are on the wait
list,
we will be sending you a short application form
to
fill out. We will also be providing you with
list
of items to bring along to the workshop once
selected.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to spend an
educational weekend with your fellow section
trip
leaders!
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