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Mission

To establish and maintain high standards of safety and professionalism within the Tasmanian climbing instructional community.

Objectives

To establish high standards of climbing instruction and guiding through the development and implementation of:

  • Code of Ethics, listed here,
  • Consistent, transparent and fair assessment methods,
  • Excellence in climbing instruction training.

To support, welcome and promote aspiring climbing instructors into the climbing/guiding/instructional community.

To develop an inclusive climbing instructor community that encourages women to train and qualify as instructors/guides, thus better reflecting the gender balance of the groups/clients we work with.

To share information, expertise and knowledge among all members.

To provide low cost, accessible training and assessment for climbing instructors.

 

Existing Members – Recertification

  • You will find the recertification process here.
  • Check your qualification expiry date here – remember, recertification is due every two years.
  • Email the membership secretary with a copy of your logbook by 31st May in your year of expiry.

New Members – Training and Assessment

  • The range of accreditations we have on offer are listed here.
  • Training courses and assessment sessions are listed here.
  • Organised TCIA training and assessment weekends will be listed here. We can also organise training and assessment sessions to your requirements.
  • Please contact the secretary in regards to training and assessment, or fill out an Expression of Interest.

Technical Matters

  • The TCIA recommends the Falcon Guides series of climbing manuals, specifically
    “Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual” by Bob Gaines and Jason Martin and “Self-Rescue” by David Fasulo. Hard copies available here.
  • A technical reading list and some corrections to the above texts can be found here.
  • Rescue techniques for use with Black Diamond ATC guides and Petzl reversos – located near the end of this video here..
  • Breaking Dyneema and Nylon slings – a video from DMM on the relative breaking strength of slings here.

 

 

Tasmanian Guide Books

mtwellguide    tasguide    freyguide    tasboulderguide

Buy and download guides from thesarvo.com