LECTURE & TRAINING PROGRAMS

At the request of the US military, Mark Lonsdale has developed a series of highly informative lecture programs designed to prepare US troops for winter deployment in the Balkans and other cold weather, mountainous regions of the globe.

The primary objective of these programs is to improve mission capability through a better understanding of the environment, individual performance expectations, training, equipment, logistics, mobility, command and control limitations.

Through the use of high impact audio-visuals, Lonsdale is able to equip commanders, team leaders and troops with the knowledge essential to maintaining mission capability and effectiveness in a cold weather or mountain warfare environment.

Combining the grim statistics of past winter deployments with more current "lessons learned" in Kosovo, South America and the Himalayas, brings a cold reality and a realistic tactical appreciation for the limitations imposed by cold weather and mountainous terrain.

Each lecture program is custom designed to meet the training and operational requirements of the host unit or agency. The following topics can be covered individually as mini-lectures or combined into a more comprehensive lecture and training package.

GENERAL TOPICS:

• Understanding the Mountain Environment
• An Overview of Mountain Warfare Training
• Wilderness, Cold Weather and Mountain Living
• Clothing Systems & Equipment
• Navigation & Back Country Travel
• Personal Health & Fitness in the Field
• Importance of Hygiene & Nutrition
• Cold & Fatigue — The Real Enemies

MOUNTAIN & COLD WEATHER HAZARDS:

• The Hazards of Winter Warfare
• Cold — The Big Equalizer
• Hazards to Mountain Troops
• Strains, Sprains & Breaks
• Cold, Wind and Thermal Injuries
• Rivers & River Crossings
• Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue
• Traveling in Avalanche Country
• Altitude Limitations
• Falls on Rock & Ice
• Victim Stabilization & High Angle Rescues

MOUNTAIN WARFARE

• Mountain Leadership
• Personnel Selection
• Training Requirements
• Equipment Requirements
• Military Mountaineering - Hazards & Injuries
• Terrain Appreciation & Risk Management
• Rope Management
• Rock & Ice Climbing
• Installations for Follow-on Forces

MAINTAINING MISSION CAPABILITY:

• Physiological Limitations of War Fighting in the Mountains
• Performance Loss on Extended & Long Range Operations
• Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Cold and/or Altitude
• Command, Control & Communications
• Specialty Training & Equipment Considerations
• Terrain & Weather Considerations
• The Realities of Mountain Movement
• Limitations of Over Snow Mobility

TACTICAL PROGRAMS:

• Mission Planning for Winter Warfare
• Tactical Considerations
• Weapons Applications & Limitations
• Terrain Appreciation & Route Selection
• Cliff Assault
• Tactical Rappelling — Mountain & Urban
• Night Movement
• Ambushes & Sniper Deployment
• Mountain Guerilla Warfare