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Top-Rope Guide Training

The scheme can be entered at this level, TRG is a foundation level qualification that covers the skills required to look after participants in top rope climbing and abseil environments, participants on the TRG courses should be active climbers (though there is no requirement to lead climb) and should be familiar with climbing in outdoor environments.

Entry requirements:

This course is designed for those who wish to gain qualification with the ACIA in order to work in the rock-climbing industry in a top rope / abseil guiding context. No previous guiding experience is necessary, though participants do need to be actively involved in rock climbing (indoors / outdoors) and have logged at least ten days personal experience with climbing/ abseil activities at outdoor crags in a variety of areas. Candidates will be required to provide their own equipment and personal climbing gear for the course.

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Course content will include:

  • top rope bottom and top belay anchor construction using natural features,
  • fixed anchors and trad gear placements;
  • abseil construction,
  • site selection,
  • soft skill instruction – running a top rope session, teach belaying,
  • pre & de-briefing,
  • methods of group management,
  • environmental impacts & etiquette at sites,
  • ratios,
  • rescue skills for top rope and abseil guiding.

I heard you don’t teach trad anchor placements during the top-rope guide training courses or assessments anymore. Is this true?
No it is not. Unfortunately a committee discussion caused some confusion a while back. The Climbing Company definitely teaches our candidate guides how trad gear works… and in Victoria at least we certainly place trad gear very often when building our own anchors!

Top Rope Guide consolidation period requirements (prior to attending assessment):

  • Logged experience showing at least five days guiding / supervising (assisting / co- delivering) Top Rope climbing and abseil activities.
  • Logged experience, minimum five days (min 20 routes logged) personal experience climbing at outdoor crags, at a variety of venues.
  • This mandatory logged experience is considered the minimum to enable prospective guides to develop the skills, knowledge and abilities, with candidates looking toward assessment ideally surpassing this.
    Please see https://acia.com.au/course/top-rope-guide-course-3-days/ for full details.
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Nathan Watson
Nathan Watson 4 weeks ago
The Top Rope Anchors and Abseiling course offered great enjoyment especially with Aaron as our guide. Aaron provided clear information on the different types of equipment and how it should be suitably set-up. I highly recommend the climbing company to individuals seeking to start rock climbing and abseiling or who wish to refresh skills and techniques.
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Gregory Corvus
Gregory Corvus 7 months ago
Our group spent the weekend with Aaron learning Anchoring, abseiling, and top roping skills. His teaching methods were very clear and understandable. He was calm, professional, and reassuring, which is what I personally needed due to my fears of risk and heights. By the end of the course I was able to confidently place an anchoring system that I was confident in and took away the skills that would allow me to do it outside of the class environment.
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Cameron Scates
Cameron Scates 1 year ago
Had Aaron teach me and three others over two days. Very informative and answers any questions you have with climbing with confidence. Over all great person and teacher
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David Greenwood
David Greenwood 2 days ago
I hired Hamid for a full day of private climbing tuition in the Cathedrals and we had the best day. Hamid knew exactly what I wanted in preparation for Nepal and he very efficiently set up some climbing courses on the steep rock. He stepped me through at the beginning and offered a nice balance of freedom toward the end. His explanations were clear and helpful (even when I became a little frustrated with some of my knots.) The training was perfect for me and Hamid was fabulous.
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Augustus Tulinski-Withers
Augustus Tulinski-Withers 7 days ago
This was a good course! Aaron was patient and very knowledgeable about all things climbing. I feel better prepared for my lead test. I would recommend this course if you have done some top roping indoor and outside and want to push to next level.
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Fergus Priddle
Fergus Priddle 2 weeks ago
Great course I left with so much more knowledge and also knowing what I needed to work on for the assessment. Can’t recommend the climbing company more highly.
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Belinda Nicholson
Belinda Nicholson 2 weeks ago
Fantastic day out. Thank you Aaron for your patience and providing a wonderful experience for the kids
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Zac Hudspeth
Zac Hudspeth 3 weeks ago
Having just completed the indoor lead course with Aaron, I cannot recommend these folks enough.
Personally, coming from a background of strong climbing skills but weak technical knowledge, this course provided the perfect introduction to the basics of indoor lead climbing.
The combination of laid-back energy and just the right amount of theory and practice enabled the group to confidently progress through the course.
This was the perfect first step, and I now feel enabled to continue my climbing journey.
Thanks, Climbing Company!

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