Top Rope Guide Assessment - 2 days

Scope – A qualified Top Rope guide can guide, teach and supervise Top Rope rock climbing and abseil activities at single pitch crags with in-situ anchors (bolts, natural features etc). In doing so a Top Rope Guide always maintains a high level of control over clients (clients do not operate independently or lead climb)

The venues used must allow clients to be safely lowered to the bottom of the crag at all times, and the guide to safely access the top and bottom of the crag.

Requirements to attend assessment course -

• Attended training course, 4-day practical training course delivered by ACIA ITA’s through an ACIA approved provider. (or exemption from training granted)

Consolidation period requirements - 

• Logged experience showing at least five days guiding / supervising (assisting / co- delivering) Top Rope climbing and abseil activities.
• Logged experience, minimum five days (min 20 routes logged) personal experience climbing at outdoor crags, at a variety of venues.
• 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 2-day practical assessment course – competence with all aspects of the syllabus and all prerequisites is required.
• Successful completion of theory tasks (written assignment / knowledge test)
• Current first aid qualification
• Maximum assessment course ratio 3 to 1 (participants to ITA’s)