2024-2025 Leadership Development Series

Video Recording - The Big 3: Planning For, Implementing, and Assessing Instruction with Ben Brown
Webinar on techniques to take the quality of your teaching and/or instruction to the next level with Ben Brown. A Leadership Development Series presentation that was originally held on October 2, 2024.

Video Recording - Near Misses Are Telling You Something - Are You Listening? with Steve Smith
Webinar on the value of near-misses with Steve Smith. A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series presentation, originally held on October 8, 2024.

Video Recording - Navigating & Cultivating Human Ecosystems as a Volunteer Leader with Lorca Smetana
Webinar on navigating and cultivating human ecosystems with Lorca Smetana. A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series presentation, originally held on October 24, 2024.

Video Recording - Breaking the Halo: Lessons in Leadership from Outdoor Education with Katja Hurt
Webinar on how to recognize and break everyday "halos" with Katja Hurt. A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series presentation, originally held on October 30, 2024.

Video Recording - Managing Risk Through Stress Injury Mitigation with Rumi Kodama
Webinar with Rumi Kodama on stress injury mitigation. A Leadership Development Series presentation originally held on November 5, 2024.

Video Recording - Psychological First Aid for Mountaineers with Katja Hurt
Webinar on how to administer Psychological First Aid with Katja Hurt. A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series presentation, originally held on November 13, 2024.

Video Recording - These Are Not "Soft Skills"! Facilitating Psychological Safety with Steve Smith
Webinar on facilitating psychological safety with Steve Smith. A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series presentation, originally recorded on November 19, 2024.

Video Recording - Expanding Our Awareness of Female Performance Physiology & How it Shines in the Mountains with Lyra Pierotti
In this webinar, Lyra Pierotti discussed key differences and big picture changes to consider for the female-bodied athlete, looked at monitoring tools to personalize training methods, and explored research emerging for athletes in peri- and post-menopause. A Leadership Development Series seminar originally held on December 3, 2024.

Video Recording - Dealing with the Unthinkable: How to Remain Helpful & Engaged When Disaster Strikes with Moose Mutlow
Webinar on how to remain useful, helpful, and engaged in the aftermath of an incident with Moose Mutlow. A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series presentation originally held on December 4, 2024.

Video Recording - Servant Leadership in the Outdoors with Priya Sinha
Webinar on servant leadership in the mountains and beyond with Priya Sinha. A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series presentation originally held on December 11, 2024.

Video Recording - How People With or Without Periods Can Support Menstruators on Outdoor Trips with Angie Marie
Webinar on how to support people who menstruate in the outdoors with Angie Marie. A Leadership Development Series seminar, originally held on December 17, 2024.

Video Recording - Remote Crisis Communication with Katja Hurt
Webinar on how to navigate crucial communication in a remote crisis situation with Katja Hurt. A Leadership Development Series seminar originally held on January 9, 2025.

Video Recording - Self-Assessment: A Teaching Style to Foster Dialogue and Enhance Learning with Steve Smith
Webinar on self-assessment with Steve Smith. A Leadership Development Series seminar originally held on January 14, 2025.

Video Recording - Leadership Meets Fear: How We Show Up for Ourselves and Those We Lead with Dexter Eroen
Webinar with Dexter Lockhart Eroen on building a positive relationship with fear in order to become a more confident and competent leader, and better show up, connect, and lead. A Leadership Development Series seminar originally held on January 21, 2025.

Video Recording - Resilience Triage: Building Resilience as an Outdoor Leader with Lorca Smetana
Webinar on building resilience with Lorca Smetana. A Leadership Development Series presentation originally held on January 22, 2025.

Video Recording - Building Confidence, Inclusivity and Community in the Outdoors for Peri and Post-Menopausal Women
This hybrid panel discussion focused on helping Mountaineers build knowledge, support and community for people who menstruate and are moving through this transition phase (peri/post menopause). Part of the Leadership Development Series. Panel discussion originally held on January 30, 2025.

Video Recording - Lessons Learned from Aasgard Pass with Steve Smith
Webinar with Steve Smith. Learn from Steve Smith's Aasgard Pass incident, his improbable escape, and the lessons learned in the aftermath. More than just a technical analysis of the incident, this is a deep dive into post-incident trauma, shame, recovery, and restoration. A Leadership Development Series presentation originally held on February 4, 2024.

Video Recording - Demystifying the Art of Group Decision Making with Tom Unger
Continuing education for The Mountaineers volunteer leaders on how to successfully navigate group decision-making as a part of the Leadership Development Series. Webinar originally held on February 5, 2025.

Video Recording - Remote Crisis De-escalation with Katja Hurt
Webinar on how to de-escalate a remote crisis situation with Katja Hurt. A Leadership Development Series presentation, originally held on February 6, 2025.

Video Recording - The 4 P's: Supporting Mountaineers Who Menstruate, Pee & Poop in the Backcountry with Anastasia Allison
A Mountaineers Leadership Development Series webinar on how to help those you lead effectively and confidently handle personal hygiene in the backcountry with Anastasia Allison. Originally held on February 13, 2025.