Scheme Details
- 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.
About
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
Where And When
- Start
- 07/08/2024 09:30
- End
- 08/08/2024 16:30
- Total Days
- 2
- Maximum Bookings
- 6
- Venue
- Keswick Climbing Wall and Kong
- Town
- Keswick
- County
- Cumbria
- Postcode
- CA12 4RN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 54.60334
- Longitude
- -3.09548
Provider
- Name
- Graham Uney Mountaineering
- Phone
- 07498058912
- Website
- Booking/Details