This is the only 3-day course available, a £40 surcharge will be added to your booking.
Learn how to teach others to climb outdoors. This course is useful for anyone wanting to learn the skills to lead others as a volunteer, teacher, parent or instructor.
This qualification is all about taking people climbing and abseiling on single pitch crags and artificial structures. The Rock Climbing Instructor qualification trains experienced rock climbers to instruct climbing. This course will run for full days on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
This ClimbOut course is for independent and experienced outdoor climbers with an interest in climbing and the supervision of groups. Training will involve a minimum of 24 hours contact time delivered over 3 days, with a day in a climbing wall.
If you are unsure if this course is for you, please get in touch.
You must be registered on the scheme to join this course.
You must be a member of a mountaineering council: BMC, Mountaineering Scotland or Mountaineering Ireland to join this course.
Duration: 3 days (Saturday 23rd May and Sunday 24th May and Monday 25th May)
Ratio: 1:4
Minimum Age: 18
Pre-requisite experience: Before you book onto a Rock Climbing Instructor training course, make sure you have done the following:
You must have an up to date logbook (preferably DLOG) with evidence of the following:
- 15 led routes which must be graded rock climbs with traditional protection.
- 15 led routes at a climbing wall.
- 5 led routes which must be outdoor bolt-protected sport climbs.
Required equipment: Please bring your harness, helmet, rock shoes and belay plate. Please bring all other climbing equipment you have such as a climbing rack (trad), rope, slings, carabiners and quickdraws. Bring all the equipment you would normally take for a day out climbing.
Mountain Training aims to inspire, enable and develop people in walking, climbing and mountaineering through the provision of nationally and internationally recognised skills training and leadership qualifications. ClimbOut is approved to deliver Rock Skills courses on behalf of Mountain Training. All Mountain Training courses are quality assured.