Indoor Climbing Guide Assessment - 1 day

Scope – A qualified Indoor Climbing guide can guide, teach and supervise climbing activities at indoor and outdoor artificial climbing walls and towers, including top roped climbing, bouldering and auto belayed climbing. In doing so an Indoor Climbing Guide always maintains a high level of control over clients (clients do not lead climb)

The venues used must be purpose built artificial climbing structures with appropriate design, inspection and safety management systems in place.

Requirements to attend assessment

• Attended training course, 2-day practical training course delivered by ACIA ITA’s through an ACIA approved provider. (or exemption from training granted)

Consolidation period

• Logged experience assisting / observing on at least 5 days (equivalent) of climbing activity delivery at indoor walls / artificial climbing walls.
• Logged experience, Equivalent of at least five days (min 40 routes logged) personal experience climbing across multiple venues (at least three)
• This mandatory logged experience is considered the minimum to enable prospective guides to develop the skills, knowledge and abilities, with candidates looking toward assessment ideally surpassing this

Assessment course

• Successful completion of the 1-day practical assessment course – competence with all aspects of the syllabus and all prerequisites is required.
• Successful completion of theory tasks (session plan)
• Current first aid qualification
• Maximum assessment course ratio 4 to 1 (participants to ITA’s)