Climbing Wall Award

The new Climbing Wall Award came into being early in 2008. This is an award for people who want to supervise groups on indoor and outdoor climbing walls and towers. The coaching of movement within climbing is an important part of this new syllabus.

The C.W.A. consists of two separate units with training and assessment elements within each unit. The initial training unit or standard element comprises 12 hours training and 6 hours assessment and covers all aspects where candidates are operating a belaying system from the ground with the rope going through a top anchor, as well as bouldering and other activities. Beyond that there is an additional (optional) level comprising of 4 hours training and 2 hours assessment looking at areas of the syllabus where candidates will be working at height on a ‘top-access’ facility.

Candidates must start the scheme by attending the standard element training unit. Thereafter they may attend the abseiling element training prior to assessment of the standard element syllabus. Candidates MAY NOT undertake assessment of the abseiling element prior to completion of the standard element syllabus.