PPG Mentor Leader

Mentor Leaders are current and experienced CMC Trip Leaders who volunteer to help prospective Trip Leaders (Leaders In Training - LIT) plan and conduct a LIT Trip as a requirement of the Trip Leader Certification

Leader Mentors help the Leader in Training (LIT) plan and lead the trip.
The LIT will develop the trip using the CMC Leader Manual (LM) checklists and CMC online trip information requirements and coordinates their plans with the Leader Mentor.  The Leader Mentor roster below is a place for LITs to find a mentor that is able to support the timing of the LIT trip.

The Leader Mentor 

  • Serves as the CMC Trip Leader (TL) for the trip as planned by the LIT
  • Reviews the trip plan with the LIT to ensure it meets CMC LM standards
  • Posts the trip online for the LIT (with or without the LIT present as coordinated)
  • Serves as the actual Trip Leader for the trip - but lets the LIT complete all the normal TL tasks using the LM checklists (with suggestions from the TL as needed - and in the event of any safety shortfalls)
  • Debriefs the LIT after the trip is complete - and participants gone - with helpful feedback on what went well, what may need improvement, and what may require revisiting in the LM
  • Closes the trip online with appropriate trip notes
  • Complete the PPG LIT feedback form and provides it to the LIT

PPG Leader Mentors (under construction as of Sep 25th):

Name                                      Types of Trips                                             

Christie Lee                           Hiking, Peak Summiting
Dania Spohn                         Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering
Dean Waits                            Hiking, Backpacking
Greg Long                              All Types
Joe Petsche                          All Types