COPE & Climbing Foundations Training

    Fee: $15.00

Registration Deadline is:  September 27th, 2024

COPE & Climbing Foundations Training must be completed by all participants prior to any additional training in COPE or Climbing. All Instructors must be at least 16 years of age in order to attempt training.  In this training, the participant will learn basic COPE and climbing skills in classroom, hand-on and practical sessions covering artificial structures on Council property learning concepts presented in Belay On.  The participant will need to be able to demonstrate a basic level of awareness and knowledge for safe activities on climbing structures in order to complete the training.  Successful completion of Foundations training allows an Instructor to reserve Council climbing towers or walls for Unit activities but DOES NOT qualify an instructor to take a Unit to natural areas or to climb off Council property.  Further training will be required to climb in natural areas.

Preparation for class & requirements:

Download and read Belay On Chapters 1-15 from BSA web.  Once registered, several additional training documents will be provided by Lead Training Instructor about 1 week prior to class.

You must be registered with BSA and have current Youth Protection, Weather Hazards and Climb on Safely training - complete this training on-line at my.scouting.org - and turn in certificates on first training date.

You must have a current health form (part C optional) completed to turn in on first training date.

Please bring own food/drink for lunch break; there will not be enough time to leave site to pick something up.

You may bring your own personal helmet and harness for use after being inspected and approved by trainers.

Recruit a buddy – at least two instructors are needed for any climbing event so get someone to join you for the day.

Class Size will be limited to 24 total participants and you must be at least 16 years old at time of training to attend.