Fox Mountain Guides and Climbing School

The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Climbing Wall Instructors Program is the national standard to train and evaluate indoor climbing wall instructors. The Climbing Wall Instructor Certification Program is designed to evaluate the concept of a climbing-wall-specific technical skills certification. The course is two and one half days in length and a minimum of 20 hours of instruction, skills demonstration, and evaluation. The course addresses the basic technical skills necessary to manage an instructional program at a climbing facility. At a minimum, training for candidates shall occur in each of the following technical competency areas. Candidates shall possess sufficient knowledge, demonstrate skills, and/or demonstrate teaching ability in each competency area (if appropriate to the topic) in order to successfully complete the course. 

This twenty hour course will address the basic skills necessary to manage an instructional program at a climbing facility, and will address the following general topic areas:

Professionalism and the role of a climbing wall instructor;

• Client orientation and instruction;
• Teaching general climbing skills including movement;
• Teaching top-rope and lead belaying techniques;
• Equipment and facility use; andRescue and emergency procedures.
• Risk management Upon successful completion of the course the participants will receive the AMGA Climbing Wall Instructor Certification.  

Certification Program Goals

• To increase the level of professionalism in indoor climbing in the USA
• To improve the level of climbing wall instruction in the USA
• To develop a more consistent standard of care for climbing instructors in the USA in the following areas:
• client orientation and instruction teaching general climbing skills including movement
  • teaching proper belaying techniques
  • teaching proper leading techniques
  • teaching proper rappel techniques
  • teaching proper equipment care and use
  • proper facility use, care, and inspection
  • rescue and emergency procedures
• To evaluate the skills of climbing instructors in the USA
• To provide guidance for further professional development  

Pre-requisites for Certification

• 18 years of age (persons 16 to 18 may take the course and will receive a letter of completion of the course, if completed successfully).
• At least one year documented personal climbing experience (a minimum of 20 outings climbing indoors and/or outdoors).
• Current first aid and CPR (a minimum of American Red Cross Basic – 5.5 to 6.5 hours) 
• MovementClimbing ability: 5.9 top rope and 5.8 lead for lead certification 5.8 for non-leadcertification, on artificial structures*.
• Movement demonstrating calm, confidence, good position, balance, solid base of support, no falls, and general body awareness.
• Ability to demonstrate a controlled fall, both on a rope and bouldering.

Dates and Pricing

Number on course:       Maximum of 6:1 client to instructor ratio
Course length:              Two and a half days
Course dates:               Check Out Our Course Schedule Here
Cost:                             $350 which includes one years membership of the AMGA.

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