Pre-course Information

Read and be familiar with the:

• Rock 1 Scope & Syllabus
• Assessments – What to expect
• Assessments – Feedback & Results Process

Presentation

Prepare an interactive, engaging and informative presentation to be delivered to fellow candidates on your allocated topic. It should be 15 minutes in duration and delivered without the use of a computer (unless you provide your own):

Assigned topic examples:

• Geology: rock types around NZ crags
• Access considerations in rock climbing
• Assessing and retiring climbing equipment
• History of rock climbing
• Te Taiao – Leave No Trace principles in rock climbing
• Belay device selection
• A Passion for rock – how to design and facilitate a rock session where participates connect to rock climbing
• How NZOIA rock instructors teach movement

Applicable components from the NZOIA Rock 1 Syllabus:

• Section 1: Describe rock climbing history and ethics
• Section 2: Demonstrate the care and correct use of rock climbing equipment and clothing
• Section 9: Role model and promote accepted environmental practices
• Section 10: Demonstrate and/or describe cultural and environmental knowledge and interpretation of climbing sites visited
• Section 14: Prepare and deliver teaching sessions

Introductory Session

• Welcome, introductions and outline of course
• Assessment process
• Safety management
• Overall logistics
• Results
• Theoretical knowledge: multichoice quiz
• Presentations
• Questions and answers

 Quiz

Includes:

• Culture & Environment
• Flora, fauna and geology
• Safety
• Equipment
• Discipline Specific Knowledge

 Applicable components from the NZOIA Rock 1 Syllabus:

• Section 1: Describe rock climbing history and ethics
• Section 2: Demonstrate the care and correct use of rock climbing equipment and clothing
• Section 9: Role model and promote accepted environmental practices
• Section 10:Demonstrate and/or describe cultural and environmental knowledge and interpretation of climbing sites visited

The following will likely be covered on Day 1, depending on environmental conditions and other considerations at the time of the assessment:

Sport climbing

• Lead climb grade 15
• Create 2-point anchor on bolts
• Lead belaying
• Demonstrate clear communication
• Top Rope rescue
• Clean anchor
• Self-protected abseil

Applicable components from the NZOIA Rock 1 Syllabus:

• Section 2: Demonstrate the care and correct use of rock climbing equipment and clothing
• Section 4: Construct a top rope climbing system
• Section 6: Demonstrate safe and efficient personal climbing techniques
• Section 7: Demonstrate safe and efficient belaying technique
• Section 8: Demonstrate rock climbing and abseiling rescue skills

Placed protection and abseil

• Place protection anchor at ground level
• Construct client top-rope (20 min) with personal safety
• Construct client abseil (30 min) with personal safety
• Abseil recues (jammed abseil device and/or ledge rescue)

Applicable components from the NZOIA Rock 1 Syllabus:

• Section 2: Demonstrate the care and correct use of rock climbing equipment and clothing
• Section 3: Construct a variety of safe and efficient anchor systems
• Section 4: Construct a top rope climbing system
• Section 5: Construct a client abseil system
• Section 8: Demonstrate rock climbing and abseiling rescue skills
• Section 9: Role model and promote accepted environmental practices

Presentations continued

The following will likely be covered on Day 2, depending on environmental conditions and other considerations at the time of the assessment:

Run an introductory rock climbing and abseil session, including but not limited to:

• Bouldering activities
• Top Roping
• Climbing movement
• Belaying
• Communication
• Client abseils

Applicable components from the NZOIA Rock 1 Syllabus:

• Section 11: Plan and prepare a top rope climbing and abseiling experience
• Section 12: Lead and manage a group during a top rope climbing and abseiling session
• Section 13: Apply effective safety management
• Section 14: Instruct the rock climbing skills required for a positive, educational and safe experience
• Section 15: Instruct the abseiling skills required for a positive, educational and safe experience
• Section 16: Prepare and deliver teaching sessions

Debrief with the Assessor and Assessment result