Q&A - Steve Long MLTNow Live

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Steve Long from the Mountain Leader Training (MLT) is going live on the UKClimbing.com forums TODAY Friday (12th).

Following on from our previous Q&A's from Guy Jarvis and Jon Garside and Andy Say, Steve will be on hand to answer questions about anything to do with instructing qualifications in the UK.

Steve is a qualified mountain guide and an extremely experienced instructor and climber, you could even pick his brains about climbing destinations!

The main focus of this Q&A was intended to be the higher UK qualifications such as the MIA and the MIC. We have some UKC articles covering these awards coming up this week.

The following week we have Martin Chester on the forums to answer questions about the British Mountain Guides.

 


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11 Jun, 2009
My goodness, I've started early! Not like me... See you tomorrow.
12 Jun, 2009
Is that the best photo you've got of me? I dyed my hair specially for today - needn't have bothered. Right, now to business. Any questions?
12 Jun, 2009
This Q&A is now live.
12 Jun, 2009
Hi Steve, good to have you on the forums. I'd just like to point out this thread from the other day: Topic - Instructing Grade Debate http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=358650 This was started by Dark Peak Paul and has some follow on questions from the last Q&A with Jon Garside and Andy Say (thanks guys!). The cut and thrust of Dark Peak Paul's question was concerning the grade that you have to climb to pass some climbing qualifications. Should it be increased from VS, or even decreased? As an MIA holder myself, and someone who wouldn't have been affected if the grade went up or down, as I had a few grades in hand, I have to say that my experience of working with my MIA award has shown me that I very rarely have to operate above the VS level and also shown me that there is a lot of MIA's who can operate much harder than that if needed. So I don't think it really needs to change, although if there is a good reason then I'm not against it. What are your thoughts on the subject? Thanks, Jack
12 Jun, 2009
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