Course Details
Safe Working Practice: Technical Areas
Key content
This course covers:
- Riding skills in technical environments, competencies and identifying your own limitations
- Additional equipment requirements and use
- Weather factors in remote environments
- Extended detail navigation skills using map, compass and bike speedo
- Advanced trailside repairs
- Accident prevention and management; considering the environment in making judgements
- Communication techniques in remoter locations
What next
This course leads directly to the Safe Working Practice: Trail Checking course (it is a pre-requiste for trail checking in Technical Terrain. It also can be used as supporting evidence and training towards the Trail Mountain Bike Leader Award and the Technical Mountain Bike Leader Award.
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Bespoke
On-Demand
Duration:
8 hours over one day
Terrain:
Technical riding which means more demanding tracks and trails.
Assessment:
Combined training and assessment
Desirable
Prior to attending this course, you will:
- Have successfully completed the Safe Working Practice: Fundamentals course.
- Have one years (minimum 30 rides) experience in riding in Technical terrain.
- Have practised using maps and speedos for base contact procedures and route finding.
- Have attempted (under guidance where neccesary) additional maintenance skills including gear indexing and brake adjustment.