Overview

As our membership increases, more responsible, capable leaders are needed to guide the hundreds of CMC excursions into our beloved mountains.

This school is provided primarily for Club members who are interested in becoming CMC trip leaders, but other members are welcomed to learn the skills for trip leadership. There is a $10 fee for this school for Denver group members ($20 for members of other groups.) It is open to all members, regardless of hiker or skier classification.

The school is offered each spring and each autumn; dates are published in the Mile High Mountaineer . Members interested are requested to pre-register with the registration forms provided. The school includes classroom lectures on group dynamics and leadership styles, legal concerns, medical concerns, environmental and leave-no-trace protocol, and other topics to assist the novice leader to learn to get a trip into the schedule, organize the group, and carry out a pleasant and safe trip. Integral to the school are case studies, with easy situations presented the first of the two evenings, and more complex situations on the second. Also, the school provides a two-evening course in Mountain-Oriented First Aid. Recommended but not provided are courses in CPR and in Map and Compass. For more information, contact the school director at , or the chair of the Denver Group Safety and Leadership Committee.

Leader's manuals are available at no charge at the clubrooms.