Traditional Climbing Educator Assessment - Leavenworth

We'll meet at Chatter Creek Campground at 8am (we have the campground reserved Friday night)

The Mountaineers, along with the Appalachian Mountain Club, Colorado Mountain Club, American Alpine Club, and The Mazamas, has been a key part of Mountain Education Alliance, working toward national climbing educator standards that will ultimately be audited and stamped as UIAA accredited standards.

This two-day  Trad Assessment is an opportunity to become a Certified Trad Climbing Educator, along with more than a dozen volunteers from across the country.

An application is required, however you can register for this assessment before submitting your application. All applications MUST be submitted by September 7, and will be approved or declined on a first-come first-served basis within 2 days of receipt. We encourage you to join the waitlist if the roster is already full.

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION & REFERENCES

1. Submit your application

• Be sure to highlight your experience as it relates to the standard(s) in which you are applying for. Fill out all information within the application, plus the following 3 references, each of which needs to come from a different person:

2. Group Management & Leadership Reference Form

• Email this link to your mentor or a Mountaineers Leader who is qualified to assess your  skills in group management and leadership. 
• When possible, the person completing this form should have been on a trip with you in the past three years.

3. Teaching & Mentoring Reference Form

• Email this link to an instructor or Climb/Scramble leader who has observed you instructing or mentoring, and can speak to your teaching competencies. 
• When possible, the person completing this form should have been co-teaching a course or clinic with you in the past three years.
• Examples include observations during field trips, lectures, and outings. 

4. Participant Reference Form 

• Participant references could be leaders, partners, or participants of outings or classes you have been a part of. 

Note:  Applicants must have a minimum of 3 different people providing references and a maximum of 5 people 

Once your application packet is received, the review committee may contact a selection of individuals who have been on outings with you, either from the list provided or from Mountaineers trip rosters. 

APPLY NOW

• You'll be part of a national initiative to improve climbing education
• You'll receive a national (eventually international UIAA) certificate recognizing your proficiency as an educator
• You'll be connected to a community of volunteer educators across the country who you can climb with, learn from, and bounce ideas off of
• You'll have an opportunity for mentorship with an IFMGA guide during the assessment
• The assessments themselves are fun - they're an opportunity to see your peers in action, and learn from their teaching styles