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	Single Pitch Award

Single Pitch Award (SPA) Training and Assessment, North Wales The Single Pitch Award provides the essential skills required to work with groups of novices on single pitch crags, and is accessible for most outdoor climbers with leading and group experience.

Before attending a training course you must first register with one of the 4 Mountain Training Boards
Wales
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Click here to visit the MLTUK website
You will then be provided with a logbook to complete along with guidance note and course syllabus.

In addition to the above, you must have led 15 routes outdoors, where the protection is leader placed,
before coming along on a training course.

Single Pitch Award (SPA) Training and Assessment, North Wales Training
This practical 2 day training course will cover new skills required to supervise novice groups on single pitch crags. In addition, personal climbing plays a big part of the course.

Day 1
We spend the day looking at your personal rock climbing skills with emphasis on your technical skills such as lead climbing and belay construction. Access and conservation issues will be part of the day. This day will also include a visit to an indoor wall to cover supervision skills in this popular environment.

Day 2
This day looks at group management skills, new techniques for looking after novices in rock climbing and abseiling activities with access and conservation issues. At the end of the course we conduct a review, looking at your current skills and developing a personal action plan to prepare you for assessment.

Dates for SPA Training Courses in North Wales:

30-31 May 2009
25-26 July 2009
12-13 September 2009

Cost: £130 per person

Private courses are available with a group of 4 or more.

Single Pitch Award (SPA) Training and Assessment, North Wales Assessment
- Before attending an assessment course you must have:
- Registered on the scheme
- Attended a training course or gained exemption from training
- Gained the further experience noted above
- Proficiency in the use of indoor climbing walls
- Competently led Severe grade rock climbs on leader placed protection
- A valid First Aid Certificate (click onto Active First Aid)

Day 1
We spend the day assessing your personal rock climbing skills on lead climbing and belay construction. In addition to this we will be assessing your access and conservation knowledge throughout the day. This day will also include a visit to an indoor wall to cover supervision skills in this popular environment.

Day 2
This day focuses on your group management and technical skills for looking after novices in rock climbing and abseiling activities. We will expect you to solve common problems found on single pitch climbs with novice groups and structure your sessions according to group composition. Relevant access and conservation issues will also be assessed.

Dates for SPA Assessment Courses in North Wales
23-24 May 2009
18-19 July 2009
26-27 September 2009

Cost: £130 per person

Private courses are available with groups of 4 or more

To visit our SPA Refresher Course and Reassessment page click here

Dragon Mountain Skills, Snowdonia Mountain Mentor Scheme

We have now launched our Mountain Mentor Scheme.

If you are interested in gaining rock climbing or mountain walking qualifications or would like further mountaineering skills then visit our Mountain Mentor Scheme page for ways to make this possible.

Click here for more details.


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