Booking Terms

To book a place on a training course, please check the latest availability by emailing bren@mountaintraining.ie or by phoning (00353) 087 66 5 7790.

A place can only be fully secured upon receipt of a booking form and the appropriate deposit.
50 percent of the course fee must be paid within 7days of receiving a booking form.

Scottish and Overseas Courses - Terms:

A place on a course can only be secured upon receipt of a booking form and upon payment of the appropriate deposit.
The full course fee must be paid 6 weeks prior to participating on a chosen course.
If a course is booked less than 6 weeks prior to the commencement date, then the entire course fee must be paid in full.
In the event of a booking being cancelled within 8 weeks of the course commencement date, then 50% of the course fee is non- refundable.
In the event of a booking being cancelled within less than 6 weeks of the course commencement date, then the full fee is non-refundable. This is in the event of a replacement can not be found to take up the vacant position.
Clients are strongly advised to obtain, both cancellation and suitable travel insurance for their entire trip.
All overseas courses which are cancelled, will incur a standard administration fee of €50 for cancellations or alterations to course dates.

Irish & Overseas Courses - Cancellation Policy

In the event that a client should cancel a booking/s following payment of a deposit and/or the balance, then the following schedule of refunds will apply:

If cancelled less than 4 weeks prior to the course commencement date, then there will be no refund (Irish courses)
If cancelled less than 6 weeks prior to the course commencement date, then there will be no refund (Overseas Courses)
In the event of a booking being cancelled within 6 weeks of the course commencement date, then 50% of the course fee is non- refundable.
All courses (Irish or overseas) which are cancelled, will incur at a standard administration fee of €50.
* Clients are strongly advised to obtain travel and personal cancellation insurance.

Poor Weather

When severe weather has a negative impact on the running of a training or assessment course and we feel it is best to postpone all or part of a course. we will do our best to reschedule to another training date.
As we have no control over the weather, we are at times forced, due to safety and experiential reasons to postpone a course at short notice or while a course is underway. In this case you will be offered at least two alternative training dates to chose from.
In this case the course fee, neither in part or whole is refundable, but we will proved the course on another alternative date that best suits all concerned.

Liability & Insurance

Bren Whelan / Mountaintraining.ie is covered by a comprehensive Public Liability Policy of up to £ 5,000,000.

Personal Accident, Cancellation or Personal Equipment Insurance are not available from Bren Whelan / Mountaintraining.ie nor are they included in the course fee.

Participants are strongly advised, particularly for courses abroad, to arrange an appropriate level of travel insurance cover. Check www.thebmc.co.uk for a wide range of mountain related insurance cover.

Safety

There is an inherent element of risk in all adventure sports. Mountaintraining.ie strives to operate to the highest possible safety standards. At more advanced levels, rigid control is not always possible, participants should, consequently, recognise and be aware of the increased level of risk. Safety is of paramount importance and to ensure this, course participants are expected to comply with any requests which MountainTraining.ie staff consider advisable.

Equipment

Details of recommended clothing and equipment are sent when you book on to a Mountaintraining.ie course. Mountaintraining.ie accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, or otherwise of personal equipment.

Weather

Any outdoor activity can be affected by adverse weather conditions. We are often compelled to adopt a flexible approach to training programmes in order to ensure that the best use is made of the prevailing weather conditions.