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The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT): 

The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT)

The Norwegian  Trekking Association (DNT)Tour Leader Training: 

The Norwegian  Trekking Association (DNT) Tour Leader Training DNT ambassador Local area tour leader Summer tour leader Winter tour leader Module 1 Module 1+2 Module 1-3 Module 1-6

DNT tour leader’s gathering in the mountains October 2004: 

DNT tour leader’s gathering in the mountains October 2004

DNTs Tour Leader Training: 

DNTs Tour Leader Training DNT ambassador Local area tour leader Summer tour leader Winter tour leader Module 1 Module1+2 Module 1-3 Module 1-6

Module 1- DNT ambassador: 

Module 1- DNT ambassador Main issue: Presentasion of DNT and the tour leader course Duration : ½ day Presentation of DNT as organization and and employer. Strategy and goal Organization and how to plan a tour leader asignment. How to check in at the cabins, practice and etiquette at the cabins. Act of 28 june 1957 No. 16 relating to outdoor recreation and the ”public right of access” (customary law).

DNTs Tour Leader Training: 

DNTs Tour Leader Training DNT ambassador Local area tour leader Summer tour leader Winter tour leader Module 1 Module1+2 Module 1-3 Module 1-6

Module 2 : 

Module 2 Main issue: Information and communication Duration module 1+2: 2 days; normally 1 weekend The tour leader role expectation – communication Detailed planning Issues: Clothing, equipment, food and drink Planning a tour Use of map and compass Satification and motivatiom of the participants Evaluation of the participants

Activity in the local area, in the forest north of Oslo, at Presthytta : 

Activity in the local area, in the forest north of Oslo, at Presthytta

Further training : 

Further training First Aid Activity tour leader course for ’Barnas Turlag’ (the Children’s Trekking Club, age 0-12 years)

Children at their own place, the DNT cabin Sæteren, just outside Oslo: 

Children at their own place, the DNT cabin Sæteren, just outside Oslo

DNTs Tour Leader Training: 

DNTs Tour Leader Training DNT ambassador Local Environment Tour Leader Summer Tour Leader Winter Tour Leader Module 1 Module1+2 Module 1-3 Module 1-6

Module 3- Summer tour leader: 

Module 3- Summer tour leader Main issue: Tour leading in the mountains Durability: 5 days or 2 weekends The role of the tour leader (ideal, motivations and values) Planning the tour and choosing the right way Orienteering under demanding conditions Bivouac (emergency bivi sack) Stressful situations for the tour leader.Training. Evalution (pass/failed) Issues: Subjective and objective dangers in the mountains Meteorology and mountain plants Responsibility, insurance and rescue services Review of cases – discussion of realistic situations and sharing of experience

To find your way in the Norwegian mountains – you can follow  the red Ts for 20.000 km. From the westcoast area of Norway: 

To find your way in the Norwegian mountains – you can follow the red Ts for 20.000 km. From the westcoast area of Norway

DNTs Tour Leader Training: 

DNTs Tour Leader Training DNT ambassador Local environment tour leader Summer tour leader Winter Tour Leader Module 1 Module 1+2 Module 1-3 Module 1-6

Winter hell: 

Winter hell

Module 4- Winter Tour Leader: 

Module 4- Winter Tour Leader Main issue: Avalanche (Not necessary if valid Norsk fjellforum course) Avalanche (knowledge of snow layers, terrain and meteorology) Chosing the right way in the terrain Evaluation of danger of avalanche, on the map and in the terrain Rule of thumb and inventiveness Pal rescue and improvised ski tobaggan/sledge

Snow cave (bivouac): 

Snow cave (bivouac)

Module 5- Winter Tour Leader: 

Module 5- Winter Tour Leader Main issue: Bivouac Duration: 2½ day, normally 1 weekend Friday - Sunday Orienteering and how to chose the right way Tour and wayplanning in the winter time Emergeny bivouac or overnight stop in the snow Orienteering at night Issues: Winter clothing and equipment Nutrition, hypothermia and frost injuries

Module 6- Winter Tour Leader: 

Module 6- Winter Tour Leader Main Issue: Challenging tours/orienteering and management Duration: 2½ day, normally 1 weekend, Friday - Sunday More challenging orinteering and choice of way Improvised mending of equipment /tools Evaluation (passed/failed)

Winter paradise near the Skagastølstindane: 

Winter paradise near the Skagastølstindane

The End: 

The End