Instructor: John Skaggs

Cost: $520*
*You will need to schedule and pay for the assessment separately (Details Below)

Course Length: 3 days

Max Ratio: 6-1

Minimum 2 students

Top Rope Guide Course prerequisites:

1.  Significant prior top rope climbing experience of at least 1 year/12 months
2. Comfortable with top roping routes up to 5.7 (must be documented via the climbs roster of the registration form)
3. Capable of using traditional climbing gear (camming devices and stoppers) to build standard 3-piece traditional anchors as well as bolted anchors
4. Provide your own climbing gear and rack for building top rope anchors and setting up top ropes, including cams, stoppers, static anchor ropes (30-50 ft), 7mm cordalettes, and climbing ropes for use on course
5. Working knowledge of the following knots and hitches

• Figure-eight follow through
• Figure-eight on a bight
• Overhand on a bight
• Bowline
• Double Fisherman
• Clove hitch
• Friction hitches

Suggested gear list:

The following gear list is by no means prescriptive, only a recommendation.

• Climbing harness with belay loop
• Climbing helmet
• Standard free climbing rack, which should include a set of wired nuts, camming units, and other optional trad gear such as tri-cams, hexes, etc.
• 10-12 shoulder-length runners with carabiners
• 60-70 meter climbing rope
• Sticky rubber approach shoes
• Climbing shoes comfortable enough to wear all day in hot conditions
• Five Pear shaped large locking carabiners
• Two 18-21 foot long 7mm nylon cords (cordalette)
• Belay device (Gri-Gri, Reverso, ATC Guide)
• 40-65 ft. of 9.4-10.2 mm static line for extending anchors

*Note: Completing a PCGI training course does not constitute certification. In order to obtain PCGI certification individuals must pass a separate assessment for certification.

TOP ROPE GUIDE ASSESSMENT – Need to schedule!

PCGI – Top Rope Guide Certification:

The PCGI TRG certification demonstrates competency and mastery of the essential skills for safely and efficiently creating a top or bottom-managed top rope site with traditional, natural, and bolted anchors.  A PCGI TRG demonstrates competency in top rope guided climbing in technical rock climbing environments which do not require short roping, short pitching or lead climbing. The PCGI TRG certification is a standardized top rope rock climbing guide certification and prepares the guide to work in the range of top rope environments found in the majority of climbing areas in the U.S.A. and beyond.

TRG Assessment – Prerequisites

1. Comfortably top rope 5.7 rock climbs during assessment (must be documented via the climbs roster of the registration form)
2. Completed PCGI TRG training, comparable or higher level course from another organization such as PCIA, AMGA, or in-house training of similar content.
3. Own and bring appropriate climbing gear for guided top rope rock climbing

Cost: $250

Length: 1 day

Max Ratio: 4-1

Minimum 2 students