Handcart Trek Leader Training

Ma & Pa Training Meetings

Typically only 3 hours of training is needed to supplement the Ma/Pa Training Manual.  The meetings are as follows:

Orientation (Instructed by Stake Trek Specialists): 

1. Covers how to be a Ma/Pa – provide each ma/pa couple with their own training manual

2. Discuss trek route - maps

3. Basic Trek Itinerary (don’t give away surprises)

4. FAQs

Medial Training (Instructed by Trek Medial Team):

1. Covers what to include in Ma/Pa first aid kit

2. Water/Dehydration

3. Food

4. Trail sickness

5. Blisters

6. Insects

7. Lightning

8. Hypothermia

9. Rain

10. Fire Safety

Click to Listen To Our First Aide Training Audio File (Takes about 8 minutes to load - streams from web) http://handcart-trek.org/medicaltraining.html

Food Preparation (Instructed by Trek Food Committee)

1. Covers Menu and Meals

2. How, when & where food will be distributed

3. How to prepare meals – particularly the feast

Trek Meals Training Videos....Combined Cooking Video Duration About and Hour.

Please note:  to maintain video quality and reduce uploading and buffering time, we've broken the video down into smaller segments. 

Click Here For Video 1    (click here to download- dial up users)

Click Here For Video 2   (click here to download - dial up users)

Click Here For Video 3     (click here to download - dial up users)

Click Here For Video 4        (click here to download - dial up users)     

Click Here To View Our Menu & Recipes

Ma/Pa Temple Night

Everyone involved as a trek leader should attend a temple session prior to the trek, in the spirit of prayer and preparation.  Doing so makes a big difference in the overall preparation and spirit of the trek itself.

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