Course Length: 18-20 hours

Assessment: 6-8 hours

Prerequisites:

A current CWI with a lead endorsement from either the PCIA, AMGA, CWA or 1-2 years sport climbing experience, with a high concentration in the last 6 months. In addition to the two options listed above, students need to submit a climbing resume with a minimum of 20 outdoor sport leads. Of the 20 sport leads, 10 need to be at a grade of 5.8 or higher, the remaining 10 can be of any grade. Note: This is an instructor development course, not a course to teach SCI students how to lead climb. If students do not meet the requirements or cannot climb at a 5.8 level on day one of a course, they may be asked to leave.

Certification Duration: 3 years

Climbing Resume: Required

Climbing ability:

• Lead climb 5.8 on bolt protected route
• Lead belay with a dynamic catch

Site management:

• Site selection
• Backup belays
• Ground anchors
• Supervision of belayers

Sport Climb Setup:

• Bolt evaluation
• Anchor construction
• Anchor concepts
• Climbing Forces
• Extending anchors
• Cleaning anchors

Educational Ability:

• Site Orientation
• Safety Zones
• Belay instruction
• LNT

Safety skills:

• Instructor Safety
• Emergency Action Plans
• Clean to Lower

Professional Skills:

• Owns the personal equipment
• Professional demeanor
• Outdoor Ethics