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JB
Instructor/Trainer/Assessor
Membership
31/12/2027
MB
Top Rope & Abseil Guide
Background
(SIS30413) - Certificate III Outdoor Recreation
- Top Rope Guiding (TPG)
- Vertical Rescue
- Guide Abseiling
Bachelor of Outdoor Education - La Trobe, Bendigo.
120 days climbing experience.
(50 days at Djurite/ Arapiles)
Favourite Route Climbed: Panzer (12)
Scariest Route Climbed: Lamplighter (14)
Hardest Route Climbed: Have a Good Flight (25)
Membership
31/12/2026
Single Pitch Guide
Background
Gritstone was my first love and it will be my last
Gritstone of the future and Gritstone of the past
To live without my Gritstone would be impossible to do
In this world of troubles my Gritstone pulls me through
It’s actually been yonks! What am I talking about?
Membership
31/12/2027
VD
Single Pitch Guide
Membership
31/12/2026
MD
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
BE
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
BF
Single Pitch Guide
Background
Australian School of Mountaineering - Sydney Operations Manager
Membership
31/12/2027
Evan Gaudet
Single Pitch Guide
Background
I'm a passionate rock climber located on the West Coast of Aus, and a proud member of CAWA.
Membership
31/12/2026
JH
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
PH
Single Pitch Guide
Background
Instructing / guiding / assessing-sea kayak, whitewater kayak programs since 2009, branching out into MTB and climbing activities to complement new outdoor ed career direction.
Membership
31/12/2026
JJ
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
MJ
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
MK
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)Â
Background
Top Rope Guide in Riverlife Adventure Centre, SPG course.
Membership
31/12/2026
Instructor/Trainer/Assessor
Background
Founder of Melbourne Climbing School, and now director and main shareholder of The Climbing Company, Aaron has 3 decades of rock-climbing experience. He has travelled all over the world in pursuit of amazing rock, and enjoys classic low-grade adventure routes just as much as harder technical climbing.
Aaron has spent countless weekends voluntarily teaching organised groups rock climbing safety skills, and has facilitated hundreds of new climbers in their transition onto real rock.
Now fully qualified and with a thriving business, Aaron is fully committed to the rock climbing industry, and is a current board member of the Australian Climbing Instructor’s Association (ACIA).
Membership
31/12/2027
MM
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
Stuart Matheson
Denmark, WA
Instructor/Trainer/Assessor
Background
All round outdoor instructor - providing training, coaching, technical advice and consultation across a wide range of outdoor adventure activities.
Membership
31/12/2027
LM
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
Multi Pitch Guide
Background
Teacher, Outdoor Educator, Guide.
Membership
31/12/2026
LN
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
MR
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
HS
Instructor/Trainer/Assessor
Membership
31/12/2026
MV
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
JV
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2027
CW
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
Instructor/ Trainer/ Assessor
Background
Hugh Ward is the Owner, Director, and Lead Guide at Blue Mountains Climbing School. With a lifelong passion for climbing that began in his childhood, Hugh is particularly drawn to the prestige and adventure of traditional and multi-pitch climbing, an pursuit that has taken him to iconic crags and mountains across Australia and globally.
As an ACIA Instructor/Trainer/Assessor (ITA), Hugh is deeply committed to fostering professional standards and developing the next generation of climbing guides and instructors. His extensive background in risk management includes qualifications in Vertical Rescue and Public Safety, experience with Wilderness Search and Rescue, and expertise in complex technical rigging. Hugh is also an American Mountain Guides Association Rock Guide and holds Cert IV and Diploma level qualifications in Outdoor Leadership.
Membership
31/12/2027
Instructor/Trainer/Assessor
Background
Hugh is a highly experienced climbing professional with over four decades of international rock climbing and mountaineering experience, specialising in technical climbing. His career has taken him across the globe, including representing his country at World Cup level competition in Japan. He has worked extensively with thousands of climbers and is strongly committed to teaching safe, efficient, and sustainable climbing practices.
He was one of the original founding instructors of the Climbing Instructors Association (CIA), now the Australian Climbing Instructors Association (ACIA), and continues to contribute to the industry as a current ACIA board member and Instructor/Trainer/Assessor (ITA). In these roles, Hugh is dedicated to fostering high professional standards and developing the next generation of climbing guides and instructors.
His expertise spans technical instruction, risk management, and group facilitation. Hugh’s extensive background in risk management includes qualifications and experience in Vertical Rescue, Paramedicine, and public safety. He has also contributed to the development of nationally recognised training packages for climbing guides and instructors and has been involved with the Victorian Vertical Rope Rescue Reference Committee. His professional background further includes conservation management and emergency services, along with advanced expertise in complex technical rigging.
Hugh has authored a number of published and unpublished articles and studies on climbing risk and safety, contributing valuable insights to the field.
He currently operates Arapiles Climbing Guides, a locally based training and guiding business, where he continues to share his extensive knowledge and passion for climbing with others.
Membership
31/12/2026
SW
Top Rope Guide (climb and abseil)
Membership
31/12/2026
