- History of High Trek
- People at High Trek
- Staff Qualifications and ratios
- Accreditation
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| High Trek Snowdonia offer a full range of mountain-based holidays and courses. |
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| History of High Trek
High Trek Snowdonia began in 1986 when keen mountaineers and walkers Ian and Mandy Whitehead took the plunge to escape from city life and start a trekking holiday company in Snowdonia. They found Tal y Waen, the cosy old farmhouse nestling in the mountains with views of the sea where High Trek is still based and began running trekking holidays. Over the years many other courses and breaks were added always set up and run with the keystones of quality, professionalism and friendliness firmly to the fore. People at High Trek
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| Ian was an accountant in his former life and holds the Mountain
Instructors' Certificate . He is now approaching forty and his interests are rock and ice climbing and mountaineering
(surprise, surprise!) and football watched from an armchair when he's allowed.
Mandy will not reveal her age but holds a Summer Mountain Leader Certificate and has walked all but four of the two thousand foot mountains in Wales. She likes reading and cooking and has been learning Welsh for ten years and is still hopeless at it (according to the children). |
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| Ian and Mandy are helped by a wide variety of seasonal and part-time staff like David who spends his winters working as a General Assistant in Antarctica, Jude who is currently adding a teaching certificate to her host of sporting qualifications and Dave who mixes building work with climbing instruction. |
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Staff Qualifications and Ratios
High Trek have a staffing policy which aims to follow the UK Mountain Training Board national guidelines with all staff holding a valid first aid certificate and the appropriate qualification for the activity instructed or guided. In addition, the company goes further and seeks out people-loving individuals since holidays should be enjoyable as well as safe! |
Staff/Client ratios are as follows:
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| Accreditation
High Trek have been regularly inspected and approved under the Accreditation Scheme for Activity centres set up by the Wales Tourist Board and the Sports Council for Wales. This scheme ensures not only adequate standards of accommodation but also describes good practice and procedure for the delivery of activities. All Activity Providers agree to abide by the Code of Conduct and receive annual visits from an inspector. |
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| High Trek Snowdonia
Tal y Waen Deiniolen Gwynedd LL55 3NA Tel:01286 871232 Fax: 01286 870576 Email high.trek@virgin.net |