Leader In Training

mountaineering teen

teen caving on Youth Leader Training

The LIT program is an intense four weeks of climbing, scrambling, kayaking and exploring the mountains with leadership experiences mixed in throughout. As well, some big trips and summit attempts will be made! For many participants, LIT is the experience of a lifetime and gives a whole new meaning to the word fun!

During the month, the LIT's will spend about half of their time living at the Sheiling Mountain Lodge, home of COE, and the other half camping either in the backcountry or with the van on road trips.

Goals

Activity Goals
Leadership
  • be comfortable talking to and managing a group of kids.
  • run morning/evening activities without help of instructor
  • be a valuable assistant to an instructor for all of our introductory activities.
  • successfully and safely run your own trips and activities with supervision from an instructor.
Rock Climbing
  • set up a top-roping site using a variety of types of anchors
  • lead climb using bolts (sport climbing)
  • understand basic self rescue and lowering systems
Mountaineering
  • deal with a variety of types of terrain including snow slopes, scree, and scrambling rock during ascents and descents of peaks.
  • organize multiday backcountry trips in the mountains.
  • understand mountain weather and conditions.
  • find safe and reasonably easy routes up moderate peaks with assistance from an instructor.
Kayaking
  • comfortably demonstrate all lake paddling skills
  • roll, swim a boat to shore, T-rescue, etc.
  • paddle class 2+ rapids
  • understand basic swift water rescue techniques
Caving
  • understand cave travel, navigation and safety
  • complete technical trips in the caves involving scrambling and squeezes.
General Outdoor Skills
  • Backcountry Cooking
  • Trip Planing
  • Navigation
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Animal Safety
  • And much much more...

Dates 2009

June 28 - July 25

Cost

$2500 + GST
This includes:
  • Meals & Accomodation
  • Instruction
  • Technical Gear
  • Transportation

Sign Me Up!

Please call or E-mail and we will send you an application form and gear list. An interview will also be required prior to acceptance into this program. If you have any questions about the program or would like to chat with one of our head instructors, don't hesitate to give us a call or e-mail.


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For more information about our programs please contact us:
Centre for Outdoor Education, General Delivery, Nordegg, AB, T0M 2H0
Phone: (403) 721-2208 Fax:  1-888-314-3690 E-mail:info@coe.ca