AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course

The AMGA Single Pitch Instructor course is the industry standard for individuals looking to instruct rock climbing in a single pitch setting. Many recreational climbers also take this course to bolster their understanding of technical skills, anchoring, and terrain recognition.

This three day program covers topics needed to instruct single pitch rock climbing and was developed to fit perfectly inside the AMGA Rock Program. Assistance skills, instructional techniques, and risk management are just a few of the topics covered.

The Single Pitch Instructor (SPI) Program teaches climbing instructors to proficiently facilitate and instruct the sport of rock climbing in a single pitch setting and is the only internationally recognized single pitch climbing instructor certification program in the United States.

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Benefits:

• It significantly improves the instructor’s skill set and integrates into the AMGA Rock Guide Course and Multi-Pitch Instructor certification

• The program is for current, active rock climbers who have a real desire to teach rock climbing to novices in a single pitch setting

• The SPI Course is a 27-hour training course that normally runs as three consecutive nine-hour days or day classes with evening sessions

• The SPI Assessment is a minimum of 16 hours run over a two-day period

• Certification lasts for three years as long as the candidate keeps current AMGA Membership and First Aid Certification

• After three years current SPI’s can re-take the SPI Assessment to regain the SPI certification

• Taking any higher level AMGA Course also re-certifies the SPI certification for another three years