Climbing Wall Instructor Training

The Climbing Wall Instructor qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to supervise climbers on purpose built artificial climbing walls and boulders. It is ideal for people who work at climbing walls or at venues with permanent or mobile climbing towers. There is also an optional Abseil Module (we often run these as bespoke courses, in conjunction with the Climbing Wall Instructor courses) which is all about supervising abseiling in climbing walls.

Prerequisites for the Climbing Wall Instructor training course

To get started on the Climbing Wall Instructor qualification you need to meet the following prerequisites:

  • You must be at least 17 years old (18 at assessment)

  • You should have at least 6 months of experience of using a variety of climbing walls

  • You should have an interest in climbing and in supervising groups on climbing walls

  • You must be a member of a mountaineering council: BMC, Mountaineering Scotland or Mountaineering Ireland (you can join one when you register if you're not already a member)

Detailed information on the stages of the scheme, and the full syllabus can be found in the Climbing Wall Instructor handbook.

The training course takes places over two days at two different climbing walls.

How Do I Book?

You must first join one of the mountaineering councils, then register for this award with Mountain Training. You can do this by following this link.

Course Fees 2025

Climbing Wall Instructor training course fees are £170 plus wall entry

Course Dates 2025

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March 5th - 6th.   5 places available.  Keswick Wall and Kong Wall

June 11th - 12th.   6 places available. Ingleton Wall and Preston Wall

September 10th - 11th.   6 places available. Ingleton Wall and Preston Wall

November 17th - 18th.   6 places available. Keswick Wall and Kong Wall

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Climbing Wall Instructor assessment courses

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