MCofS Student Safety Seminar

 Last weekend I was up at Glenmore Lodge volunteering on the Safety Seminar for University students.  The weekend comprises of a number of talks and discussions for general university mountaineering club related topics including; liability, hazards, scrambling, club equipment maintenance.

On Saturday I led a discussion on Scrambling and Hazard Management as well as teaching navigation skills. Sunday saw the studets split into two groups; one for navigation on the hill and the other at various crags looking at different aspects of outdoor climbing.  My group were looking at stance setup, leading using parallel ropes and personal abseiling; whilst others covered topics from an introduction to outdoor climbing to problem solving and rescue techniques.

Placing runners.

Heather self lining next to a student assisting with advice when required.

Abseiling from the crag.

Awaiting the arrival of the second.