MAC (Mountain Activity Course)

This is a weekend course designed to introduce cadets to the skills and equipment required for safe walking in a mountain environment in summer, and to the principles and practice of top-roped rock climbing and abseiling. The course assembles on Friday evening and travels to North Wales by minibus, arriving at around midnight. Saturday is spent mountain walking in wild country. Routes vary depending on weather and the experience of course members, but typical areas are Snowdon, Tryfan, Cader Idris and the Rhinogs. Sunday morning is spent rock climbing and abseiling before checking in personal equipment and traveling home. 

At Easter we run a longer course, starting on Thursday night and finishing on Monday afternoon. One of the additional two days is usually spent Mountain Biking at Coed y Brenin, and there's an extra day for mountain walking. This is a strenuous course, so we normally select cadets who are older, or who have previously attended one or more mountain activity courses

Wing Adventure Training Technical Officer: Flt Lt John Smith RAFVR(T)         Web site by: Flt Lt Geoff Bowles RAFVR(T)       Last updated  13 January 2002