The PCIA Climbing Wall Instructor Course provides instructors and potential instructors with an in depth, standardized understanding of the skills essential to teaching climbing in an indoor setting. It is the first step in a sequential approach to professional climbing instructor development.

This 2-day, 20-hr course reinforces the importance of teaching technically accurate information and debunks many common climbing myths. The course emphasizes the presentation of sound fundamental skills to climbing gym participants, the formation of risk assessment and risk management skills and basic problem solving skills such as belay transitions and on-wall coaching and assistance techniques.

Participants are assessed on both their core knowledge and their ability to effectively teach and coach related skills.

Register early - class size is limited!

For more information:  keith.mccallister@nwc.edu

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