Bob Barton
(Director)
Education
- Graduate of Cambridge University - Natural Sciences, including physics and mathematics
- Post-graduate Certificate in Education - Outdoor Education, UCNW Bangor
- Dip RSA (Management) Lancaster University
Employment
- Tutor, Brathay Hall Trust
- Instructor, Scottish National Outdoor Training Centre, Glenmore Lodge
- Principal, Outward Bound Eskdale
- Safety Adviser Outward Bound Trust
- Safety Consultant Outward Bound International
- Director, European Avalanche School
- Director Adventure Activities Associates Ltd.
Other Professional and Voluntary Experience
- Responsible for safety audit for Outward Bound Trust and Outward Bound International.
- Worked extensively as a mountain guide and instructor in Britain, the Alps and the Arctic, specialising in alpine mountaineering and ski-mountaineering
- A Mountain Rescue Team Leader for 8 years and a former Chair of the United Kingdom Mountain Training Board - the co-ordinating body for mountain training and qualification
- Member of Expedition Advisory Panel, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Outdoor Qualifications and Experience
- International Mountain Guide (UIAGM / IFMGA / IVBV)
- Mountain Instructor Certificate and Mountain Leader Award (Winter and Summer)
- has been responsible for the training and assessment of candidates for the above awards
- Qualified in both Nordic and Alpine skiing by British Association of Ski-Instructors
- Mountain Bike Leader and Dinghy Instructor
- First ascents on rock and ice in Britain, the Alps, the Arctic, Africa, the Andes and the Himalayas
- Member of the Alpine Club and the Scottish Mountaineering Club
Publications
- "A Chance In A Million?", a manual of Scottish Avalanches
- "Outdoor Management Development - A Guide for Human Resource Specialists”.
- "Risk Management as Opportunity” Conference paper, Royal Geographical Society
- "Safety, Risk and Adventure in Outdoor Activities" published by Paul Chapman in 2006