See: http://www.camps.ppbsa.org/climbing/ for Patriots' Path Council's BSA Climbing Instructor (CI) training program (CI 101) for Scouters. Training is held at Mt. Allamuchy Scout Reservation (MASR), Stanhope, NJ.
When seeking BSA Climbing Instructor training, know what your goals are and what the training will qualify you to do, within the scope of your training, knowledge, skills and experience (instructor judgment). Some CI training is site- or program-specific, and only qualifies you to assist or become Council staff to run climbing programs/events at the camp where you were trained. It may not qualify you to run unit climbing programs on your own, or at other climbing areas or other BSA camps. This is why the prereqs, length and format of CI training vary. Note that for unit climbing, Climb On Safely (COS) requires that the Qualified Instructor (e.g., BSA CI at least 21 yrs old) "acknowledges personal limitations, and exercises good judgment in a variety of circumstances." A BSA CI cert of training card only verifies that you have taken some kind of Council approved climbing instructor training, not that you are a certified CI by an industry standard examination process such as AMGA certifications. Know your limits, and the limits of your CI training.
Our CI 101 program trains Scouters to instruct participants in basic climbing skills, to rig rope and webbing around rocks and trees (natural anchors) to build top-rope and belay anchor systems, and to run safe, fun and exciting climbing activities at unit, District or Council level, on any suitable rocks, on or off BSA camp property. (Only CI 101 grads are allowed to bring their units climbing at MASR and rent Council climbing gear there.)
Hope this helps.
YIS&C,
Larry B.
Larry Borshard
Patriots' Path Council, NE Region, Climbing Director
(I don't monitor this forum regularly [obviously!], so please direct any questions to misterLB@optonline.net.)
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See: http://www.camps.ppbsa.org/climbing/ for Patriots' Path Council's BSA Climbing Instructor (CI) training program (CI 101) for Scouters. Training is held at Mt. Allamuchy Scout Reservation (MASR), Stanhope, NJ.
When seeking BSA Climbing Instructor training, know what your goals are and what the training will qualify you to do, within the scope of your training, knowledge, skills and experience (instructor judgment). Some CI training is site- or program-specific, and only qualifies you to assist or become Council staff to run climbing programs/events at the camp where you were trained. It may not qualify you to run unit climbing programs on your own, or at other climbing areas or other BSA camps. This is why the prereqs, length and format of CI training vary. Note that for unit climbing, Climb On Safely (COS) requires that the Qualified Instructor (e.g., BSA CI at least 21 yrs old) "acknowledges personal limitations, and exercises good judgment in a variety of circumstances." A BSA CI cert of training card only verifies that you have taken some kind of Council approved climbing instructor training, not that you are a certified CI by an industry standard examination process such as AMGA certifications. Know your limits, and the limits of your CI training.
Our CI 101 program trains Scouters to instruct participants in basic climbing skills, to rig rope and webbing around rocks and trees (natural anchors) to build top-rope and belay anchor systems, and to run safe, fun and exciting climbing activities at unit, District or Council level, on any suitable rocks, on or off BSA camp property. (Only CI 101 grads are allowed to bring their units climbing at MASR and rent Council climbing gear there.)
Hope this helps.
YIS&C,
Larry B.
Larry Borshard
Patriots' Path Council, NE Region, Climbing Director
(I don't monitor this forum regularly [obviously!], so please direct any questions to misterLB@optonline.net.)