AMI AGM Weekend and BMC TV filming

It's been a busy and successful week! Starting with the AMI 25th anniversary AGM at Glenmore Lodge, and finishing with this film shoot for BMC TV in somewhat inclement conditions. Thanks are due to help from Andy Barker for organising the AGM, and all our volunteer helpers. Also, thanks to Glenmore Lodge for making it all run smoothly, and our brand partners Rab, Lowe Alpine and DMM.

It was a fantastic week and one that I will remember fondly for many years!

Leader training courses

 For a month during November/December I directed a series of courses for local leaders in Jordan. There is still a lot of work to do here on both the technical front and also helping develop a sustainable qualification framework but the courses were both interesting and challenging to run. We were working with the Jordan Tourist Board for these courses, with the long term aim of developing a sustainable qualification system that meets the UIAA Training Standards requirements.

It will be interesting to see whether an association representing local activists can be established and eventually take over the governance of qualfications. In the meantime hopefully we passed on enough skills and equipment for individuals to continue developing their mountain skills and pass them on to others.

Introduction to short-roping on the Bridge of Burdah scramble