Whilst it’s not the most interesting part of becoming an instructor or leader, getting your evidence ready for your assessor is an important task. A well stocked logbook of experience will help your trainer/assessor get to know you as a walker/climber/mountaineer and will help you to reflect on your experience and learning. Once qualified it could help you to evidence relevant experience should you find yourself needing to for employers, insurers or, in the worst case, a co

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