"For instructors, by instructors."

Certification

Credentials are an important element in many professional service careers - certification demonstrates competence and builds confidence in the clients we serve.  Certifying & licensing bodies are typically complimented by a non-profit membership organization that seeks to advance their industry by supporting its members and holding them to a strict Code of Ethics.  It seems we all agree that doctors, lawyers, accountants, electricians, and other service professionals should be required to maintain credentials.  Even ski/ride instructors and raft guides must earn certification, so why not climbing instructors and mountain guides?  

Climbing instructors in the US are not (always) required to maintain appropriate certification.  CCI believes that standardized training and peer assessment are the way forward for the climbing industry.  If we want to be treated and paid like professionals, we need to pursue and continually improve the best credentials.  The typical climbing instructor maintains an AMGA certification and some level of wilderness medicine and CPR.  

Ask us what certifications are best for the work you do (or aspire to do)!

We are proud to offer certifications from the following licensing organizations:

AMGA


Single Pitch Instructor (SPI)
Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI)
[recertifications]
Multi Pitch Instructor (MPI) - coming soon!
View the AMGA program flowchart

LNT


Master Educator Course
Trainer Course
Awareness Clinic

WILDERNESS MEDICINE



Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT)
Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
Wilderness CPR and AED
[recertifications]

AIARE


Level I
Level II
Level III

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