Bremex Trust
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Weekend Training Courses in Mountaineering related activities:
· Summer ML Training and Assessment
· Mountain Assessor's Workshop
· Walking Group Leader Award
· Introductory Skills
· Skills Consolidation
· ML Refreshers and Logbook Experience
· Classic Ridges
· Rock Climbing
· SPA Training and Assessment
· Mountain First Aid
Most of our prices include main meals and bunkhouse-style accommodation
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Bremex Trust is a registered Charity, number 1034544. |
Patron, Sir Chris Bonington. |
Bremex has been involved in providing mountaineering, hillwalking, rock climbing and expedition training to teachers and youth group leaders for forty years. The weekend courses have been designed to accommodate the schedule of the academic year.
Formerly part of the London Borough of Brent Youth and Community Services, Bremex is now a registered charity and run on a non-profit making basis. Our primary objectives are to provide low-cost training for people who intend to use their skills as leaders in a voluntary capacity, and raise levels of safety for anyone wishing to enhance their personal skills.
Bremex is run and staffed by a group of highly experienced voluntary instructors. The high proportion of female instructors means that all-female course groups can usually be catered for.
Bremex offers a range of courses in
Introductory
Mountaincraft
Personal Mountaincraft (Navigation, Classic
Ridges or Scrambling)
Walking Group Leader Award Training and
Assessment (MLTB)
Summer Mountain Leader Award Training and
Assessment (MLTB)
Mountain Assessor's Workshop
SPA Training and Assessment (MLTB)
Multipitch Rock Climbing
Mountaincraft Linked Weekends
Our technical advisor is Malcolm Creasey (UIAGM and AMI).
Weekend costs are from £105 to £140 depending on the course.
This includes all instruction, hut and campsite fees and for hut based courses, Saturday evening meals and breakfasts for Saturday and Sunday.
For more detailed information about the courses, see below.
Who Can Attend
Anyone aged 18 or over can apply to attend the
courses. They must be fit to undertake fairly demanding training, which may
involve physical and mental stress. They must acknowledge that mountaineering
is a dangerous sport and they must accept that there are inherent risks.
The Courses
Introductory Mountaincraft
This is aimed at those new to hillwalking / mountaineering. It includes;
Basic navigation
Route planning
Choice of equipment
Personal Mountaincraft Weekend
A range of different courses for those who have gained some experience and wish to consolidate or improve their skills. These weekends can also be used as 'Log Book' experience towards the ML Summer and Walking Group Leader Awards.
Navigation
Navigation
(including night navigation)
Expedition planning
Group management
Classic Ridges
Introduction
to scrambling (up tp Grade 1)
Route planning
Incident planning
Scrambling
Scrambling
up to Grade 3
Group management
Hazards and incident planning
Three Progressive Weekends
This course has been introduced at the request of our clients.
The courses will be tailored to the needs and experience of the group.
Activities will be primarily tent based and are designed
to be more challenging and developmental than
single weekend courses.
Walking Group Leader Award
All candidates must be registered with one of the Mountain Leader Boards for the Walking Group Leader Scheme, i.e. MLTB, WMLTB, SMLTB, NIMLT.
Training
A two weekend course to prepare candidates for assessment.
Assessment
A two weekend assessment course to check the candidate's ability at the level required by the WGL scheme.
Mountain Leader Summer Award
All candidates must be registered with one of the the Home Nation Mountain Training Boards, i.e. MLTB, WMLTB, SMLTB, NIMLT.
Training
This is a four weekend course which will include a one weekend expedition with an overnight 'high' camp to prepare candidates for the assessment.
Assessment
A two by three-day weekend assessment. The second will be a weekend expedition including an overnight 'high' camp.
Refresher
A single weekend course which provide for summary revision of the whole Summer ML course, or an opportunity to choose specific aspects to concentrate on; e.g. ropework, night navigation etc. The weekend may be hut or camp based, according to the wishes of the group.
Mountain Assessor's Seminar
This is a weekend seminar for those who have worked as instructors on Summer ML Training courses and intend to operate as assessors or assistant assessors at Summer ML level or similar. The course is also suitable for those such as Scout assessors who are required to attend an Assessors workshop as part of their role. All candidates are expected to hold the Summer ML and be exeperienced at operating at that level.
SPA Training
A one weekend single pitch climbing supervisor training course. Suitable for those intending to lead groups at climbing walls or on single-pitch outdoor climbs. Candidates must be registered with one of the the Home Nation Mountain Training Boards, i.e. MLTB, WMLTB, SMLTB, NIMLT, and have the requisite experience before attending the course.
Classic Ridges
On this weekend we explore some of the classic walking and scrambling ridges in the area. The weekend is intended both for people who wish to gain ridge-walking and scrambling experience, and for those who have some previous experience, and want to share the company of like-minded people in a spectacular environment.
Three Progressive Weekends
This course has been introduced at the request of our clients.
The courses will be tailored to the needs and experience of the group.
Activities will be primarily tent based and are designed
to be more challenging and developmental than
single weekend courses.
For the less experienced:
The first weekend will be in a centre
Activities to include Camping,
Navigation in a variety of terrains
Movement on steep ground
Emergency situations
Self reliance
For the more experienced:
This course will build on and extend the summer ML
and personal moutaincraft courses. It will involve
learning and practising skills during a journey.
Activities are likely to include
camping and bivvying in remote locations,
scrambling, climbing etc.
The ability for groups to act independently and adventurously in
wild country will be encourged.
Rock Climbing Experience
This course is suitable those with little or no previous rock climbing experience, and also for people who prefer climbing with the security of a top-rope. On this weekend we will explore some of the shorter, less intimidating cliffs in the Peak District near Sheffield.
Course Fees
The price includes:
- All instruction and tuition
- Hut accommodation (basic dormitory style) and camping fees.
- Saturday breakfast, evening meal and Sunday breakfast (except when camping).
Fees do not include transport, personal equipment, day snacks, lunchpack or camp food.
There will be no refund for cancellations unless four weeks notice is given, except in the case of illness and on the production of a doctor's certificate.
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Course Type |
Fee to July 2006 |
Fee from Aug 2006 |
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Introductory Mountaincraft |
Weekend fee: £105 |
Weekend fee: £110 |
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Personal Skills Mountaincraft - Navigation |
Weekend fee: £105 |
Weekend fee: £115 |
| Personal Skills Mountaincraft - Classic Ridges | Weekend fee: £105 | Weekend fee: £110 |
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ML Refresher / Logboox experience |
Weekend fee: £105 |
Weekend fee: £110 |
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Multipitch Rock Climbing |
Weekend fee: £140 |
Weekend fee: £140 |
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Rock Climbing Experience |
Weekend fee: £140 |
Weekend fee: £140 |
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Scrambling up to Grade Three |
Weekend fee: £140 |
Weekend fee: £140 |
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SPA Training or Assessment |
Weekend fee: £130 |
Weekend fee: £130 |
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Walking Group Leader Training or Assessment |
£190 for two weekends |
£200 for two weekends |
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Summer Mountain Leader Award Training |
£325 for four weekends |
£340 for four weekends |
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Summer Mountain Leader Award Assessment |
£305 for two three-day weekends |
£305 for two three-day weekends |
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Progressive Skills |
Three Weekends: £240 Including half-board accommodation |
Three Weekends: £270 Including half-board accommodation |
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Mountain Assessor's Workshop |
One weekend: £140 residential or £105 non-residential |
One weekend: £140 residential or £105 non-residential |
Course Bookings and Further
Information
Course bookings will be accepted on a first come
first served basis To reserve a place please print, complete and return the Application Form
, completed with the requested
information, along with the appropriate fee to:
Bremex Trust
c/o
FREEPOST (SCE 15080) Andover SP11 0BR
Tel
0870 240 8057
Cheques should be made payable to 'Bremex Trust'.
Please note that the courses are only open to adults over 18 years of age.
Additional information can be obtained by contacting us: here
Arrival and Departure
Most weekend courses arrive Friday night and
depart mid/late Sunday afternoon
Location
The courses are usually based at a hut or
campsite. Courses are located in North Wales, the Lake District, the Peak District or Scotland.
Bremex
Trust Weekend Course Dates 2006
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Summer ML assessment |
Two 3-day weekends |
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Assessment fee £305 |
13 - 15 Oct and 10 - 12 Nov 2006 |
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Summer ML assessment |
Two 3-day weekends |
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Assessment fee £305 |
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Introductory 1 weekend |
Navigation /£115 1 weekend |
Classic Ridges 1 weekend |
Mountaincraft Scrambling £140
per weekend |
Mountaincraft Progressive Course
£270 for 3 weekends |
Multi-pitch rock climbing £140 1 weekend |
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SPA training £130 1 weekend |
WGL training £200 2 weekends |
Summer ML training 4 weekends |
Summer ML refresher 1 weekend |
ML logbook experience £110 1 weekend |
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