Fox Mountain Guides

and Climbing School

The Southeast's only AMGA Accredited Climbing School

Rock, Ice Climbing Guides and Rock Climbing Courses in North Carolina

Seasonal Internships-2009

We have recruited our interns for the 2008 summer season. Thank you to all that applied and congratulations to those selected to work for Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School!

For the summer 2009 season Fox Mountain Guides will be offering three internship positions, one on our summer camps, one at Chimney Rock Park and one with a subcontracted summer camp program. All three interns will have the chance to work in all aspects of the business from administration, marketing and public relations to equipment management, logistics and program development. All interns will work in the field (always under the direct supervision of an AMGA certified instructor) and have chance to work with individual clients and groups in single pitch settings. Interns will have the opportunity to 'shadow' any guided day or course being offered by Fox Mountain Guides, and of course spend the summer climbing with all the guides on days off. Interns live with the majority of our guides at our base camp in Brevard.

Position	Minimum Age	Minimum AMGA Certification	Minimum Experience	Minimum Trad Lead Grade	First Aid Certification
Summer Internship	20	None. AMGA SPI Course paid for by FMG. Interns work under supervision of AMGA Certified Guides	80 DOCUMENTED days rock climbing	5.7/8	Wilderness First Aid (Responder preferred). FMG will pay for WFA.

2009 Season Benefits:

	AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course paid for ($400+ value)
	Wilderness First Aid Course paid for ($200 value)
	$65 per day wages
	Take part in Fox Mountain Guides pre season training in May
	Observe any FMG skills courses or days of single or multipitch guiding (in the case of multipitch guiding you must have the consent of the client and guide before joining).
	FMG Uniform T-Shirts
	Access to FMG Pro-deal accounts
	The chance to work at an AMGA Accredited Climbing School with AMGA Certified Guides and be immersed in all aspects of the business. A great experience and resume builder!

What are we looking for?

We are looking for Wilderness/Outdoor Education degree majors in their last year of College that need to take part in a summer internship as part of their studies. We are looking for CLIMBERS, please do not apply if you just once climbed, climbed in a gym or did a Rock Climbing 101, 201 class only. We want CLIMBERS. You have gear, you go climbing in your spare time, you have climbed at different locations in the USA, you want to become a guide and hopefully you have already worked or at least volunteered in some capacity teaching climbing. We would love to see candidates that hold an AMGA training or certification such as the AMGA Top Rope Site Manager or AMGA Single Pitch Instructor certification. We would like to see candidates that hold Wilderness First Aid or even better Wilderness First Responder certification. Candidates that hold these certifications, have experience teaching climbing will go straight to the top of the pile of applications (last year we had roughly 80 applicants for one internship).

Dates:

This year we would like applicants to be here by May 17th through to August 23rd 2009. We may be able to work with applicants that have to come later or leave earlier but of course applicants who can make these dates work will have priority.

Application procedure:

Firstly look over the dates and pre requisites and make sure you can meet them.
Do the following before January 15th 2009.

Fill out the application below and submit it

Email us a face shot photo of your self and some photos of yourself climbing and or preferably teaching/instructing.

Fill out the AMGA Logbook and submit this via email with the photos.

Send to internships@foxmountainguides.com

We will review all applications on January 15th 2009 (but not before this date). At this point we will select a top 10 applicants for the positions and send out these applicants additional questions regarding their applications. We will select the interns for the summer season by January 31st 2009.

Internship Position Application

Name:

Male: Female:

Age on May 17th 2009:

Email:

Evening Contact Phone Number:

Full Address:

Dates available from-to:

Have you successfully completed any AMGA Training Courses:

Do you hold any AMGA Certifications?:

Current First Aid Certification Level and Expiry date:

Any Other Professional Training or Certifications Relevant to this Position:

Relevant Personal Experience in Outdoor Pursuits (rock climbing, mountaineering, camping, hiking, etc):

Relevant Instructional Experience in Outdoor Pursuits:

Reasons for applying for an internship with Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School:

What qualities do you have that make you the best candidate for this position?

Additional Comments for the Review Committee:

Now send face shot, photos and Logbook to: internships@foxmountainguides.com

Please email internships@foxmountainguides.com with any questions regarding our internship programs.

Email: info@foxmountainguides.com Toll Free: 1-888-28-GUIDE (48433)

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