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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the walk.
- Walk in extremely difficult tracked or untracked environments.
- Negotiate environmental obstacles and arduous climbs.
- Safely approach, and negotiate constant and unpredictable obstacles and hazards to minimise risk of injury.
- Control footing to walk safely on prolonged sections of uneven and unstable surface.
- Utilise techniques and control pace to ascend and descend prolonged steep slopes.
- Set up and use a handline to negotiate steep slopes.
- Manage movement of equipment using pack hauls, raises and lowers.
- Monitor own fatigue, adjust pace, food and water intake and take breaks while maintaining contact with party members.
- Monitor and regulate own body temperature by adding of removing clothing layers.
- Select clothing, footwear, personal protective and other equipment suitable for the walk and conditions, and check for safe working condition.
- Calculate and prepare food and water appropriate for the distance and environment of the trip.
- Waterproof and pack clothing, personal resources, and food according to access requirements during walk.
- Interpret planned route from activity plans and maps to assist with navigation, and confirm contingency routes and emergency escapes.
- Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
- Confirm protocols for communications between walkers.
- Ensure pack weight is appropriate to body weight and level of fitness; fit and adjust for comfort and safety.