Phone 07710 783218
Email 1davidwatson@outlook.com
Foundation Coach | 25/11/2022 | ||
Climbing Wall Development Instructor | 15/08/2018 | ||
Climbing Wall Award | 19/02/2017 |
Development Coach | 03/11/2023 | 2.00 | |
ABCTT/NICAS/NIBAS Workshop or Seminar (full day) | 29/07/2023 | 1.00 | |
Coaching Symposium | 23/04/2023 | 1.00 | |
RSA Level 2 - Route Setter Training Course | 22/01/2023 | 2.00 | |
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable People course | 24/01/2022 | 1.00 | |
Route Setting Workshop (full day) | 03/11/2021 | 1.00 | |
ABCTT/NICAS/NIBAS Workshop or Seminar (full day) | 09/09/2021 | 1.00 | |
RSA Level 1 - Route Setter Training Course | 19/08/2021 | 1.00 | |
MTA mentor training - Late June Part 2 | 25/06/2021 | 0.25 | |
MTA mentor training - Late June Part 1 | 21/06/2021 | 0.25 | |
Personal Skills Course (1/2 day) | 18/03/2021 | 0.50 | |
ABC online Seminar - Floor walking | 09/03/2021 | 0.50 | |
NICAS Tier 1Induction | 13/10/2020 | 0.50 | |
Tier 1 Induction | 13/10/2020 | 1.00 | |
Advanced Route Setting- Boulder | 11/09/2020 | 1.00 | |
TA training day | 13/08/2020 | 1.00 | |
Mental Health Awareness for Sprt and Physical Activity | 20/02/2020 | 0.50 | |
PPE Inspector Competence- TSK1U | 07/02/2020 | 2.00 | |
BMC Student Safety Seminar | 12/10/2019 | 1.00 | |
RSA Level 2 - Route Setter Training Course | 03/10/2019 | 2.00 | |
RSA Level 2 | 02/10/2019 | 2.00 | |
ABC Annual Conference and AGM | 28/06/2019 | 1.00 | |
ABC Annual Conference and AGM | 27/06/2019 | 1.00 | |
Route Setting Procedures | 18/06/2019 | 0.50 | |
Any outdoor industry employer - Employer's in-house training event (full day) | 06/09/2018 | 1.00 | |
Any outdoor industry employer - Employer's in-house training event (1/2 day/evening) | 05/09/2018 | 0.50 | |
Any - Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable People course | 30/05/2018 | 1.00 | |
Mountain Training - Award Scheme Training Course (max. 1 day in length) | 04/03/2018 | 1.00 | |
Any outdoor industry employer - Employer's in-house training event (1/2 day/evening) | 20/11/2017 | 0.50 | |
Any outdoor industry employer - Employer's in-house training event (1/2 day/evening) | 24/05/2017 | 0.50 | |
BMC FUNdamentals of Climbing 3 workshop | 17/05/2017 | 1.00 | |
BMC FUNdamentals of Climbing 2 workshop | 16/05/2017 | 1.00 | |
BMC FUNdamentals of Climbing 1 workshop | 15/05/2017 | 1.00 |
I have been a keen climber since my teenage years when my friend and I taught ourselves to climb outdoors. I then progressed with professional courses and tuition and continued more actively in my 20's and 30's, eventually joining the Hertfordshire Mountaineering Club and becoming the climbing representative on the committee, representing climbers interests and organising trips and training. I would climb regularly at our local wall and at weekends mainly trad climbing on gritstone, trips to Wales and an annual sport climbing weeks in Spain. I took a backseat to focus on my career but have returned to the sport I love to become a self employed climbing wall instructor teaching regularly at various centres to new and experienced climbers and hoping to introduce more people to the sport I love
Since then I have worked at various centres and continued to work on my professional development. This has led me to currently running the climbing wall at Hertfordshire University including all aspects of safety, PPE maintenance, course design and delivery, staff training, setting and their NICAS course Director (up to Level 4). I also am on the board of the Association of British Climbing Walls
Best grade achievements (FWIW!)
Bouldering up to V5
Top roping up to 7a
Lead Climbing up to 6c
Outdoor trad E1Lead
Outdoor sport lead 6c