Who will train our trampers?

June 2015

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June 2015

River safety is a major part of backcountry skills course. Photo: Neil Silverwood
As of this year, training in backcountry skills and bushcraft by the Mountain Safety Council will be a thing of the past. The organisation is cutting its volunteer-run courses to focus on messaging to the masses. Matthew Pike asks if this is the right direction in which to go   John Greenwood has been a […]
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