Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Rock Climbing Instructor

Course

Training

Type

Training

Award Description

This qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to supervise climbers on single pitch crags and climbing walls. Common activities undertaken by Rock Climbing Instructor will be roped climbing and bouldering. This scheme does not include the skills and techniques required to teach lead climbing.

If you would like to teach or supervise people climbing and abseiling outside on single pitch crags then this is the course for you.

Dorset is one of the finest climbing destinations in the South East. The Limestone cliffs of the Swanage coast stretch for some 3 miles and offer a bewildering array of climbing routes. Coastal scenery and routes are spectacular and with some of the driest and warmest climates in the UK.

Scope of the scheme

A qualification holder can operate on:

Single pitch trad and sport crags

Indoor and outdoor bouldering venues

Climbing walls & towers

A single pitch venue is:

Described as single pitch in a guidebook

Allows climbers to be lowered to the ground

Non-tidal and has little objective danger

Presents no difficulties on approach or retreat, such as route finding, scrambling or navigating

The scheme does not cover:

General mountaineering

Multi-pitch rock climbing

Teaching lead climbing skills

Access to tidal sea cliffs or any other location where retreat is not easily possible

REGISTRATION

Candidate Registration Requirements

Be 18 years old

Be an experienced indoor and outdoor rock climber.

Have a genuine interest in climbing and the supervision of groups.

Be a member of a mountaineering council (British Mountaineering Council, Mountaineering Ireland, Mountaineering Scotland)

TRAINING COURSE

Candidate Requirements:

Led at least 15 graded rock climbs with traditional protection.

Led at least 15 climbing wall routes.

Led at least 5 outdoor bolt protected sport climbs.

Minimum Course Duration

24 hours.

Delivered in a 3 day programme. Courses can be split into 3 individual days (maximum) if delivered within a 3 month period. 8 hours must be spent in a climbing wall.

If all candidates are Climbing Wall Instructor/Climbing Wall Award trained (not necessarily assessed) providers can deliver a 2 day Rock Climbing Instructor training course.

Further details here:

https://www.mountain-training.org/england/scheme-information/rock-climbing-instructor-info

Start

09/10/2024 10:00

End

11/10/2024 17:00

Total Days

3

Maximum Bookings

4

Venue

Toms Field Campsite, Langton Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3HN

Town

Toms Field Road, Langton Matravers

County

Dorset

Postcode

BH19 3HN

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

50.60766

Longitude

-2.00858

Name

Mountainwise

Phone

07711031318

Website

Booking/Details

Email