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The next CWMA route-setters course will be held at The Link climbing wall in Swindon from the 28th to the 30th January 2008

PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION BELLOW SOME ITEMS ARE NEW!!!!!!

The course will run over 3 days. The course cost is £300+VAT per person and requires a minimum of three candidates to run.

Details of the course content can be found on our website - www.cwma.co.uk

Details of the course venue and its location can be found at - http://www.swindon.gov.uk/leisuresport/link/theridgeclimbingwall.htm

Payment or purchase orders must be received by CWMA before the start date of the course in order to secure a place - places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.If you want to book a place, please send an email to the bookings office ( percy@cwma.co.uk ) confirming your attendance and he will reserve you a place which will be confirmed on receipt of your payment.

Specific information regarding the course (eg: the syllabus, kitlists, etc) will be sent to candidates on receipt of your booking email.

Candidates are responsible for making their own arrangements for travel and accomodation throughout the course. Contact Pete Cook at the Link Centre Swindon for suggestions for accomodation.

The course trainer will be Ron Barraclough from UCR Bristol. The course assessor will be Percy Bishton CWMA.

Any specific queries regarding course content should be directed to Ron
Barraclough ( rondbarraclough@hotmail.com ).

Book now to avoid disappointment

CWMA Routesetting Courses

Q. What is the primary product of a climbing wall?
A. The climbing experience.

Q. How do you deliver your product to your customers?
A. Through your routes and boulder problems

Q. What job at climbing walls features highest in a risk assessment?
A. Routesetting.

CWMA Courses. CWMA have designed a course and qualification that gives you the confidence that you require in your route setting staff. Safety is the primary concern; the safety of your routesetter and the safety of your customers is at the top of CWMA's list of essential knowledge for routesetters.

CWMA route setting courses can be tailored to your need. Courses can be held at your centre, or at a number of venues around the country.

Course Duration. CWMA route setting courses run for three days, with the time split between the safety issues that arise, and the practical nature of the job. Candidates can expect to spend two thirds of the course on ropes.

Course Requirements. Candidates are expected to be competent climbers with a reasonable level of fitness and a knowledge of basic ropework techniques. There is no requirement for candidates to be 'expert' climbers. Candidates are expected to provide their own specialist route setting equipment that complies with the current legislation for mountaineering equipment. CWMA can supply specialist equipment at a discounted price.

Qualification. Successful candidates will be awarded the qualification of CWMA Route Setter. The qualification is valid for three years from the pass date. Reassessment is required after three years. The CWMA Route Setting Course is recognised as being an example of best practice by the British Mountaineering Council.

Course Content. The course covers statutory requirements, ropework and methods of ascending/descending, belays and knots, rescues, creative route setting, safe route setting and route testing.

Course Cost: £300.00+VAT per person
Reassessment cost: £175.00+VAT per Person

What You Get. With a CWMA Qualified Route Setter you get:

Route setters working to a recognised standard of rope work
Route setters trained in the creative skill of route setting
Staff trained to set safe routes, and trained to rescue other route setters in the event of an accident
Route setters trained to appreciate Health and Safety
Fast and efficient route setters
Route setters trained to set routes over a range of grades
With a CWMA route setting team member you get piece of mind. Safe, efficient and insured.

The CWMA route setting course is run on behalf of CWMA by Percy Bishton. Percy's experience in route setting is unrivalled. He has been route setting professionally for over 8 years and has worked as a full time route setter for 6 years, logging an average of nearly 30 hours of route setting a week during this period. He is a BMC Accredited National route setter, and sets routes for the National competition series (BICC's), as well as for International competitions and the World Cup series. Percy is an ICC Forerunner - this being the best qualification for an international competition route- setter currently available. The ropework assessment for the CWMA route setters course is undertaken by an independent IRATA safety assessor.

Courses run from May to October each year. If you are interested in attending a course please email you're details to us and we will notify you of the next available dates

For more details, or to book a course, please contact CWMA