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PCIA Climbing Wall Instructor certification

PCIA – Professional Climbing Instructor Association

CLIMBING WALL INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION  

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The Climbing Wall Instructor Program, for professional and recreational indoor climbers, will improve your skills. Whether you work in the indoor realm or are a recreational climber, the content of this course will benefit you in many ways. The course helps to improve your skills in managing groups, teaching skills for clear delivery of the content, and technical skills to manage your risk.

The Climbing Wall Instructor Program (CWI) was introduced in 2007 to certify professionals who teach in an indoor or artificial wall environment. It aims to increase the level of professionalism in indoor climbing and to improve the level of climbing wall instruction, to develop a more consistent standard of care for climbing instructors in the US, to evaluate the skills of climbing instructors in the US, and to provide guidance for further professional development. There are two certification levels:

  • PCIA  CWI Top Rope
  • PCIA  CWI Lead

This course addresses the basic technical skills necessary to manage an instructional program at a climbing facility. The course length is a minimum of 20 hours of instruction, skills demonstration, and evaluation, typically running over 2.5 days. Certification lasts for three years. After three years current CWIs can re-take a one-day reassessment to regain the CWI certification.

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Refund Policy:

  • If you cancel 2 weeks before your trip date 50% of the amount is refunded.
  • If you cancel 1 week before your trip there will be NO refund and you forfeit the full amount.
  • If we cancel you receive your refund minus a credit card service fee of $15.00.

 

AMGA Certified Rock Guide

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SOLO WFR, WFA, and    CPR Instructor

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