MTA courses are delivered at Summit Up by Ian Fenton. "Ian Fenton is an inspirational Mountaineering Instructor and a first class climbing coach. He has the rare combination of extensive experience still combined with youthful enthusiasm. He is a tremendous ambassador for the sports of climbing and mountaineering" - Martin Chester
Dependent on course
Via the MTA website
Dependent on course
Ian Fenton
Competent climbers
As per MTA pre-requisites
This course is the first step to becoming an instructor to supervise climbers on purpose built artificial climbing walls and boulders.
During the course you will go over technical competence, management and decision making, teaching and learning skills.
The scheme does not include the skills and techniques required to teach lead climbing.
Course dates:
6th Aug 2022 - 2 day course.
4th October - 2 day course.
£145pp
After training and consolidation you can undertake the one day assessment. This will test all the skills learnt in training.
Assessment dates:
10th May 2022
23rd July 2022
28th September 2022
One day assessment. £100pp
This qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to teach lead climbing skills on indoor or outdoor artificial climbing walls and structures with fixed protection.
It builds on the skills acquired in either the Climbing Wall Instructor or Rock Climbing Instructor schemes, one of which candidates must hold to access the Climbing Wall Development Instructor scheme.
Course dates:
11th May 2022
8th August 2022
8th December 2022
One day course. £100pp
The one day Climbing Wall Development Instructor assessment starts by looking at your personal climbing and then looks at your ability to supervise and teach others.
Assessment dates:
1st June 2022
