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BMC Green Climbing Guides
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Heading outside basics (pdf)
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The MTE Climbing Wall Award Scheme (pdf)
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BMC Belaying get it right! (pdf)
BMC Climbing Equipment Care and Maintenance (pdf)
Mountain Training Climbing Awards Infographics (pdf)
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BMC The Green Guide to the Uplands (pdf)
Camping in Scotland (pdf)
Health in the Hills of Scotland (pdf)
Lowland Leader Handbook (pdf)
Hill and Moorland Handbook (pdf)
The Expedition Skills Module – Candidate Handbook (pdf)
Mountain Training Climbing Awards Qualification Pathways (pdf)
Mountain Training Walking Awards (pdf)
National Guidelines for Climbing and Walking Leaders (pdf)
NNAS Bronze syllabus (pdf)
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NNAS Gold syllabus (pdf)
Mountain Leader Award Handbook (pdf)
Walking Group Leader Award Handbook (pdf)
Where to "Go" in the Great Outdoors (pdf)
Wild Camping a guide to good practice (pdf)
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Access to Scotland’s hills during the stalking season (pdf)
Camping in Scotland (pdf)
Health in the Hills of Scotland (pdf)
Hill Skills: Wild camping (pdf)
A Directory of Scottish Mountaineering Huts (pdf)
Mountain Leader Award Handbook (pdf)
Mountain Training Qualification Pathways Infographics (pdf)
Mountain Training Walking Awards Infographics (pdf)
National Guidelines for Climbing and Walking Leaders (pdf)
Wild Camping a guide to good practice (pdf)
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National Guidelines for Climbing and Walking Leaders (pdf)
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Group leader information (pdf)
Training for leaders (pdf)
Mobile climbing wall (pdf)
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