Rock Climbing Instructor Training

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.

Rock Climbing Instructors deliver climbing sessions on real rock and artificial climbing walls.

They can instruct and supervise roped climbing on single pitch crags and outdoor boulders as well as indoor walls, bouldering walls and auto belays.

If you would like to teach or supervise people outside then this is the course for you.

In this three day training course you will learn all the technical skills required in order to look after people with safety and confidence.

You will need to be an experienced lead climber in outdoor situations.

PRE-REQUISITES AND REGISTRATION

Mountain Training requires that all students are registered with them prior to commencing the course.

Registration, course guidance notes and other resources are available from Mountain Training.

TRAINING

Rock Climbing Instructor training lasts for three days and will cover:

The Rock Climbing Instructor syllabus

What to expect at assessment

Feedback on your performance and areas to focus on prior to assessment

SYLLABUS

Technical competence (including equipment, anchors, belaying, personal skills, abseiling, background knowledge)

Management and decision making (including planning, organising, managing other staff, managing participants, knowledge and demonstration of techniques)

Teaching and learning skills

The climbing environment (including access, conservation, etiquette and ethics)

CONSOLIDATION

After completing a training course, use the feedback from your course director and the skills checklist to identify syllabus areas you need to practise.

ASSESSMENT

The Rock Climbing Instructor assessment is two days long.

You will be assessed against the syllabus competencies in the candidate handbook.

At the end of the assessment you will receive one of three results:

Pass

Defer (requires a partial reassessment)

Fail (requires a full reassessment)