The Kloofing Leader Award provides structured training and assessment for the leaders of parties engaged in kloofing.
Entry requirements:
Candidates should possess skills equivalent to Kloofing Skills and Walking Group Leader Award.Duration:
4 days Assessment: 2 daysSyllabus:
- Equipment usage and care
- Trip planning and logistics
- Group leadership and management techniques
- Advanced kloofing ropework techniques
- Supervising novices in kloofing
- Prevention and management of injuries and illnesses common to kloofing
- Water rescue techniques
- Managing kloofing emergencies
- Rescue structures in SA
- Outdoor leadership and the law
- MDT and NQF training and qualification structure and skills
- Scope and remit of the qualification
The award does not cover:
- The skills needed to approach and retreat from remote mountain crags
- Installation of fixed anchors
- Abseils that involve intermediate stances or rebelays
- Kloofing that involves lead climbing
- Advanced techniques that are considered risky
- Canyon exploration considerations
- Formal canyon rescue