CWLA Assessment...

Today (22nd may 2015) myself, Andy, Jack and Selena participated in a CWLA assessment course run by Mark Garland of Channel Training.

Aspects of the assessment included:

Personal belaying...

• Introduction to centre facilities.
• Risk assessing.
• Session planning.
• Warming up strategies.
• Personal climbing (at F6a) and belaying.
• Progressive teaching of falling and best practice.
• Running a learning to lead session with mock students (teaching clipping, lead belaying, falling, catching falls etc).
• Practical discussions.
• Review of test paper and discussions on various results.
• Individual feedback.
• Results. 

Teaching a method of clipping quickdraws...

Massive thanks to Mark for running the assessment and thanks to the 6 mock students who volunteered for the day.

Massive well done to everyone who passed.

[Photos taken by Mark Garland]