Women’s AMGA SPI Mentorship Program
The goal of this program is to pair you with a women instructor who has taken both the AMGA SPI course and exam as a minimum to help you personally prepare for your AMGA SPI Exam. We want to enable more women climbing guides into the community and profession and we feel this is one way to start! We all know taking the exam can be super stressful, so why not test your skills and knowledge with someone who you can feel comfortable with and can help you to success?!
About
This is a great opportunity to receive mentorship from an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor to prepare for the AMGA SPI exam. Walk away feeling confident in your guiding skills, and ready for the exam. Each of the course dates will have a distinct focus. However, if you come with questions or other SPI topics you would like to practice we will try to cover as much material as we can. We welcome all women including cisgender, transgender, agender, and intersex
and are inclusive of non-binary folx.
Duration
2 Days
8 Hours of practice each day
Dates
Programs are offered April through June
April 29th - April 30th focus on top managed sites
June 17th - 18th focus on assistance, rescue and bottom managed sites.
*Interested in a date that is not listed? Just email us and we can find a date that works for you!
Learning Objectives/ Description
Students will review management of climbing sites from top and bottom.
Students will discuss guide and client security.
Students will review the SPI assistance skills including hauling, belay takeovers and pick offs.
Students will review instruction of rappelling and releasable load transfers.
Students will have the opportunity for mock guiding practice.
Students will learn and discuss teaching techniques for various SPI topics
Anything else you would like to practice.
Students will discuss guiding etiquette, Leave No Trace principles, and how to build and promote an inclusive climbing community.
What to bring
Required Equipment:
Harness*
Helmet*
climbing shoes*
belay device* (grigri or other assisted breaking device if
you have one )
*can be provided by NSM
Other gear:
Approach shoes or other sturdy shoes to hike in, food and water for the day, appropriate warm clothing for weather, backpack that fits all gear.
More info
6:1 student to instructor ratio, minimum 2 participants for course to run.
No age requirements
All instructors are Certified AMGA Single Pitch Instructors
Cost: $120 per person for the weekend. *Please email us at info@neverstopmoving.org if you cannot afford it and are in need of a scholarship!
Prerequisites
Must have previously taken an AMGA SPI course.