Grade 2 Training

29th October 2008

© RamSoc 2008

Course Content

Leadership and group management

Outdoor safety management

Accident management

Advanced navigation

Leadership & Group Management

Leadership

The group should be

“helped to lead itself as far as it is judged capable of safely doing so.”

Eric Langmuir

Leadership Responsibilities

Duty of Care Who do you have

responsibilities to? RamSoc

The Group

Group Members

Yourself

The Public

The Environment

Leadership Roles

Guide

Motivator

Organiser/co-ordinator

Standard setter

Psychologist

Decision maker

Disciplinarian

Educator

Protector

Friend

Leaderships Skills

Hard Skills Practical activity

specific skills that are easiest learned by being taught

Soft Skills Transferable skills

from other walks of life. To do with people and interactions – ie based on experience and not easily taught

Leadership Styles & Decision Making

Authority (Dictatorship)

Consensus Vote

Conflict Management

Causes Avoidance Resolution

Scenarios

Outdoor Safety Management

Grade 1 vs Grade 2

Grade 1 Low level mostly White Peak

walks, never very remote, mostly paths and lanes, relatively flat

e.g. Manifold Valley, Dovedale, Monsal Dale, Bakewell, Sherwood

Grade 2 Medium level, between 1200

& 2200ft above sea level. Mostly Dark Peak, with less navigational features and fewer options for escape

e.g. Kinder, Bleaklow, Roaches, Edges, Ladybower, Castleton

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Accident Potential

Hazard Something with the

potential to cause an incident

Accident Potential No. of human hazards

multiplied by no. of environmental hazards

Human & Environmental Hazards

Human Participants Leaders Group Relationships

Environmental Terrain and location Weather and season Activity and

equipment

Equipment

Walk Grading Table

Accident Management

Leadership Style

Authoritarian or Authoritarian or Authoritarian, or if you prefer Authoritarian

Accident & Evacuation Flowcharts

Accident Flowchart

Evacuation Flowchart

Hypothermia

See core body OHT

Symptoms

Shivering, cold skin, blue lips, erratic or lethargic behaviour, slowing down, loss of vision (serious), stopping shivering (serious), personality changes (umbles)

Treatment

Needs to be prompt Shelter Rewarming If condition worsens,

GET HELP Remember when one

group member has hypothermia the rest will follow

Hyperthermia

Heat exhaustion Heat stroke (more

serious)

Symptoms

Heat exhaustion Loss of energy, nausea,

thirst, light-headedness, increased pulse. Skin still moist

Heat stroke No sweat, high

temperature, unconsciousness, confusion – many symptoms similar to hypothermia

Treatment

Avoidance is key Keep well hydrated Wear loose, light

clothing Suncream, sunhat

Rehydration

Emergency Scenarios

Emergency Procedures

Mountaineering ethos of self-sufficiency

Club calls out Mountain Rescue after 1hr + 10mins for every hr of expected walking time

Rescue organised by the POLICE

Advanced Navigation

Advanced Nav. Topics

Pacing Grid References Fine Navigation Contours and slope Relocation Route planning Other navigational

aids

Naismith's Rule and Derivatives

15min kilometre + 1min per 10 metres ascent Lots of problems

Pacing

8 figure GR

Use a pair of letters to denote 100km square which the 6 figure Grid Reference is in

Handrails

Following a line feature like a fence, wall or stream to your destination

Attack Points

A large well defined feature near to your destination which you can find easily enabling you to find your destination

Aiming Off

If you're aiming for a specific point on a line feature, e.g. a path junction, aiming one side or other so that you know which way to turn when you reach the feature

Catching Features

A clear feature which will catch you, letting you know that you've strayed

Leapfrogging

Difficult to explain See demonstration

Contours

Steepness See Langmuir table

Slope aspect Contouring vs direct

route

Relocation

Resection / backbearings

Search techniques

Route Choice

Human and environmental hazards

Other Navigational Aids

GPS Altimeter

Any Questions?