Darren Ellis

If you are looking for a new way to keep fit, want to gain greater appreciation of the great outdoors or you are an experienced outdoor enthusiast looking to raise your game i can help develop your skills and improve your experience of the hills, moors or just local footpaths. Drawing on many years of international experience of the great outdoors and a wealth of expertise of leading young people and adults including as a scout leader i can improve your use of the outdoor environment both from a physical and mental perspective.

I am also available to other mountain companies as a freelance mountain leader.

Personally tailored courses to meet your needs, from home based 'classroom' type teaching working on theory and background skills, to courses in mountainous areas teaching skills in a more 'hands on' approach.

areas covered could include:
equipment and preparation for outdoor activities
general safety in the hills
map and compass skills
using GPS
the country code, outdoor activities and the enviroment.
essential mountain knots and rope safety
fitness training for the hills
personal rescue techniques
wild camping and general camping
cooking on open fires and cooking without utensils
general walking and hiking skills and fitness
preparation for the MLTE walking group leader qualification
preparation for the MLTE mountain leader qualification

I am a qualified summer mountain leader. I have been assessed and authorized to lead scouts in mountainous areas and have been assessed to work for World Challenge as a team leader for their overseas expeditions, leading an expedition of 15 teenagers to kenya in 2010.

Scout Leader: 5 years
Summer Mountain Leader, assessment March 2010
Single Pitch Award, training July 2010
Enhanced CRB check (Criminal Records Bureau)
Activity first aid certificate, St.John's ambulance, April 09
member of BMC (British Mountaineering Council)
Authorized to lead Scouts in mountainous areas
World Challenge Potential Leader Course: Sept 09

I have over ten years of experience of mountainous activities of all types. Including walking, climbing and running in both summer and winter conditions.

France: Alps, Pyrenees and Brittany: climbing, bouldering, trekking, winter mountaineering, ice climbing and hiking
US: climbing and mountaineering
Kenya: trekking and mountaineering
Bolivia: trekking and mountaineering
Scotland: ice climbing, winter mountaineering, summer mountaineering, hiking, wild camping, snow holes, fell running and climbing
Other British Isles: hiking, climbing, bouldering, wild camping, kayaking, sailing and fell running

Ascents of:
Denali (Mt. Mckinley) 20,320ft, Alaska US
Illimani 21,122ft, Andes Bolivia
Mt. Kenya 17,021ft, Kenya

Other interests include:
kiting, mountain boarding, archery, yoga, swimming and cycling
music, literature and philosophy

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