PCGI Rock Climbing Guide and Rock Climbing Instructor
Certification standards are nationally recognized. PCGI Rock Climbing Guide Certification
standards have been adopted
as requirements
for
commercial
rock climbing guides and/or rock climbing instructors operating within many U.S. Department
of the Interior - National Park
Service areas, including but not limited to: Joshua
Tree National Park, New River Gorge and Devils Tower
National Monument.
For more detailed information on
PCGI, please visit the PCGI national web site: www.climbingguidesinstitute.org
Read this article about PCGI in Climbing Magazine online:
http://www.climbing.com/shop/guidezone/index1.html
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Joshua
Tree Guides Independently Provides the Following PCGI Courses and
Assessments via approved PCGI mentors and assessors that are also
guides for JTG. If none of the dates listed below work for your
schedule and you have a minimum of two people in your party, please
contact us, as we can often arrange customized course and/or assessment
dates.
Please also note that
assessments directly preceding courses are only arranged that way for
scheduling purposes. We do not recommend nor does PCGI recommend taking
any level of assessment directly after you have taken a course.
Course & Assessment Schedule:
Please review the pre-requisites and required gear via the PCGI national web site prior to registering for any course www.climbingguidesinstitute.org
Top
Rope Guide Course -
Dates: March 6-8, November 1-3, May 1-3
Cost: $360.00
Top
Rope Guide Assessment -
Dates: March 9. November 4, May 4
Cost: $110.00
Lead
Guide Course
- (includes the rescue course component that also qualifies for the
rescue
pre-requisite needed for entering the Multi-Pitch Guide
Course)
Dates: February 15-19 & Dec 1-5, May 5-9
Cost: $430.00
Lead
Guide Assessment -
Dates: February 20-21 & December 7-8
Cost: $200.00
Rescue
Assessment (Passing
the "rescue assessment" is required to
become
Multi-Pitch and/or Lead Guide Certified, but is not required to simply
enter the MPG or LG assessment. The Top Rope Guide standard has a
separate set of rescue requirements within the TRG course and
assessment standards)
Dates: February 19 & December 6
Cost: $100.00
Rescue
Course -
This course is pre-requisite
for the Multi-Pitch Guide Course
Dates: October 1-2
Cost: $250.00
Multi-Pitch
Guide Course -
Dates: October 4-11, May 10-17
Cost: $1,300.00
Multi -Pitch Guide Assessment
Dates: October 15-18
Cost: $1,100.00
Continuing Education Credits:
All
levels of courses and/or assessments listed above can also be used for continuing
education
requirements
2
Day/16 hour Continuing Education Credit Class -
Cost: $200.00 - arranged upon request
All programs except continuing education
credits include a mandatory
1-2 hour preliminary meeting to be
held the morning of the start date of every program.
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