Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Climbing Wall Instructor

Course

Training

Type

Training

Award Description

This qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to supervise climbers on purpose built artificial climbing walls and boulders. The scheme does not include the skills and techniques required to teach lead climbing.

The Climbing Wall Instructor gives climbers the skills required to supervise participants on purpose built artificial climbing walls and boulders.

It is ideal for people who work at climbing walls or at venues with permanent or mobile climbing towers. 

The Climbing Wall Instructor training course aims to develop your technical skills, judgements and areas of knowledge deemed necessary to become a Climbing Wall Instructor.

During the course we will cover the syllabus as set out in the Climbing Wall Instructor candidate handbook:

Technical competence

• Equipment
• Belaying
• Personal climbing skills
• Background knowledge

Management and Decision Making

• Planning and structure of sessions
• Management of participants
• Decision Making
• Knowledge and demonstration of techniques
• Management of other staff

Teaching and Learning Skills

The climbing wall environment

• Access
• Etiquette and ethics

The course is based in Keswick, and we will spend day one at Keswick Wall and day two at Kong Wall. The course fee does not include entry to the climbing walls.

Candidates are expected to bring the following equipment with them:

• Rock shoes
• Harness
• Helmet
• Belay device, quickdraws
• 1x50m dynamic climbing rope (single)
• Personal first aid kit and personal medication

Start

05/03/2025 09:30

End

06/03/2025 16:30

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

6

Bookings

2

Venue

Keswick Climbing Wall and Kong

Town

Keswick

County

Cumbria

Postcode

CA12 4RN

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

54.60334

Longitude

-3.09548

Name

Graham Uney Mountaineering

Phone

07498058912

Website

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