Civil Liability - Instructor Insurance

Today I managed to sort out some Civil Liability Insurance using my Mountain Training Associations (MTA) membership. I found a form to download from the MTA website so I filled it in and emailed it in to them. However, I was told that this was the older style form and the process can now be done through their website so I was advised to take out my policy here with Perkins Slade.

Just out of curiosity, I filled out the form for a quote as if I wasn't a member of MTA and was quoted £350! However, with MTA membership, insurance was only £169 - quite a saving, I think you'll agree and well-worth the £29 annual membership. With insurance now sorted out, I should be able to get cracking with my climbing coaching - watch this space!

Mountain Training Association (MTA) Membership

After successfully passing my Single Pitch Award (SPA) on Friday, I took the plunge and signed up for Mountain Training Association (MTA) membership. If you have ever registered for any of the NGB outdoor awards, you should have a record with them. They recently launched a new Candidate Management System so all you need to do is register and then you can login to view your awards and your training/assessment history. You can also see your profile and allow others to see it to verify that you have the qualifications you say you have: here's a link to mine.

It cost £29 to join and I would recommend any instructors to join. Membership gets you listed on the searchable database of instructors (here) as well many other benefits and discounts. The main reason I am joining is to take advantage of their discounted Civil Liability Insurance for Instructors, which I hope to have sorted out in the next few days.

BMC Membership

This year I decided to join the BMC, instead of the MCofS. In the past, I have wanted to show my support for the MCofS but the membership benefits and the saving on the joint membership price for Emily and I was just too good a deal. I will miss the Scottish Mountaineer magazine but I can always sign up for the digital copy. Being based in Scotland, I feel it is important to keep up with what is going on up here.

Another reason for taking out BMC membership is that I hope to take advantage of the excellent deals on insurance - especially travel insurance. Looking forward to checking out my first Summit Magazine.