| Venture Club JUNIOR MOUNTAIN LEADER AWARD |
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| This award will be available to advanced members. Although some of the skills will be covered during normal VC sessions a special training course will be required as well as extensive personal experience. |
| JUNIOR MOUNTAIN LEADER Equipment: knowledge, care and proper use to be displayed q Backpacks - types, uses and limitations q Sleeping bags - types, uses and limitations q Boots - types, uses and limitations q Compass - types, uses and limitations q Ropes - types, uses and limitations q Stoves - types, uses and limitations q Tents - types, uses and limitations Knots: tying and appropriate use q Bowline q Alpine butterfly q Munter hitch q Figure 8 family of knots Skills: proper and disciplined performance to be displayed q Basic navigational skills, map reading, use of compass bearings q Safety on steep ground, leading scrambles and group management q Walking skills, campcraft and basic survival skills q First Aid training |
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