The Rock Climbing Instructor award is about supervising safe and enjoyable climbing and abseiling sessions on single-pitch crags and in climbing walls. The Rock Climbing Instructor award has been designed to prove competence in the supervision of safe and effective climbing sessions.
Our Rock Climbing Instructor Training and Assessment courses are based in the Hope Valley and we use Awesome Walls climbing centre in Sheffield for part of the course.
Rock Climbing Instructor Training (3 days total)
The Rock Climbing Instructor Training course is for experienced rock climbers who want to learn the skills necessary to introduce people to rock or indoor climbing. The course is appropriate for instructors at outdoor centres, parents who might want to take children out climbing on the crags and club volunteers etc. The course equips you with the technical skills, knowledge of equipment, awareness of all aspects of managing safety and decision-making needed to work as a rock climbing instructor. This course is delivered on a 1:4 ratio.
Before attending a Rock Climbing Instructor training course, candidates need to register with Mountain Training. Further details regarding this process can be found here.
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Price £250*
(When booking a place with a 30% deposit the balance is payable 6 weeks prior to start of the course. If a place is booked six weeks or less before the start of a course the full cost is payable. Booking T & Cs can be found here.)
10 - 12 January 2025 < 3 places available >
21-23 February 2025 < 1 place available >
16-18 August 2025 < 4 places available >
Rock Climbing Instructor Assessment (2 days total)
The Rock Climbing Instructor Assessment course assesses candidates ability to run safe and rewarding single pitch rock and indoor climbing and abseiling sessions for new climbers. This course is delivered on a 1:4 ratio.
For course details click here
Price £200*
(When booking a place with a 30% deposit the balance is payable 6 weeks prior to start of the course. If a place is booked six weeks or less before the start of a course the full cost is payable. Booking T & Cs can be found here.)
8-9 February 2025 < 4 places available >
12-13 July 2025 < 4 places available >
13-14 December 2025 <4 places available >
* funding is available towards course costs. Further details can be found here.
A few things that clients have said about our courses:
"Hi Jules. Top course! Great balance of theory and practical from yourself and Phil. Really looking forward to getting click at it all and coming back for assessment."
"Just a quick email to say that the assessment was a really good two days with Phil. He had a relaxed but professional approach which made us all feel less nervous about it and we were able to enjoy it. Would highly recommend him and your company to anyone."
"Hi Jules. Thanks for an invaluable and information-packed weekend of RCI Training. All three days were very useful and we were even blessed with the rain holding off today. Both yourself and Phil were excellent trainers, making good choices of venue and with all the resources that we needed."
