Qualifications and Courses

Qualifications & Courses

Want to turn your love of climbing into a career? City Bloc can help you take your first steps to get there.

Have you always wanted to get into instructing and coaching climbers but don’t know where to begin? Fear not City Bloc can help get you started on the climbing coach pathway. We regularly host BMC FUNdas workshops and Mountain Training Foundation Coach and Development Coach courses and have more courses in the pipeline, including routesetting courses. There are also opportunities to work as a volunteer instructor to enable you to gain more experience on the ground for your Dlog.

Take a look at the courses we have coming up.

BMC Fundamentals of Climbing 3

28 SEPTEMBER 2023
09:30 – 16:30

For all climbing coaches, this workshop is delivered by Andy Swann on behalf of the BMC. This workshops forms part of the training pathway for Mountain Training’s Assistant Climbing Coaching award

BMC Physical Training For Climbing 1

29 SEPTEMBER 2023
09:30 – 16:30

This workshop is designed for climbers and coaches looking to expand their knowledge of physical training. While technique, tactics, and mental approach are crucial for improvement, this workshop focuses on creating performance adaptation through physical training.