In order to gain your technical skills competency to add to your foundation guiding course, we offer preparation training courses and accredited assessment for various technical skills.
Rock Guide certification is available with a number of options available based on your experience and work requirements. Sport Climbing Guide, Single-pitch Climbing Guide and Multi-pitch Rock Climbing Guide. There are some prerequisites for each level.
You will love the skills and our awesome way of presenting it. All our guide training courses are designed to equip you with a variety of skills and to lead you to completing successful certification.
Course Duration
Sport Climbing Guide: 2 days
Single Pitch Climbing Guide: additional 2 days
Multi Pitch Rock Climbing Guide: 6 days
Prerequisites
For Sport Climbing and Single-Pitch Guide you require previous training or certification as an abseil guide.
For Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Guide you require previous training or certification as an Abseil Guide, Single-Pitch Climbing Guide and Mountain Walking Guide.
Topics & Content
The course is a mixture of theory lectures and practical in-field training.
Topics include: equipment, group management, anchoring, lead climbing, common emergencies, self-rescue, rope rescue techniques, etc. Topics depends on course level chosen.
Assessment
You can be assessed for various levels of competency in rock climbing guiding.
This includes:
- Top-Rope Climbing Guide
- Sport Climbing Guide
- Single-Pitch Climbing Guide
- Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Guide
Please consult with us to better understand the options.
Assessment includes written exams, and a practical in-field assessment.
Assessment can take 2 to 5 days depending on chosen scope.
Costs
Training Course:
Sport Climbing Guide: TBC
Single Pitch Climbing Guide (add-on): TBC
Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Guide: TBC
Assessment Course: Consult with us as it depends on scope