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woodse
Jan 18, 2002, 11:06 PM
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Hey all, I was just checking into AMGA certification and I was surprised by the cost and tremendous amount of experience you need to partake in their classes. I was wondering if any members here are certified? If so what has been your experience with getting certified?
woodsE
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beyond_gravity
Jan 19, 2002, 3:41 AM
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To get a simple gym cerification is quite easy to my knowlege. Basicly form what i've seen, Lead 5.9, top rope 5.10....not too hard. But i'm sure youre gonna need to cli8mb harder then this to get hired.
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pianomahnn
Jan 19, 2002, 4:04 AM
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I could've sworn AMGA stood for American Mountain Guide Associtaion, or something like that.
Not relating to gyms.
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pianomahnn
Jan 19, 2002, 4:07 AM
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To go along with this, it would be kind of neat to be AMGA certified. Dana has thought about going through with it, and she got me thinking about it also.
It only makes sense though the amount of training involved. There are a tremendous amount of things that can go wrong, and you would need to be solid at escaping injury for your patrons in all of those.
Probably worth it in the long run. Education is phat.
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hardcoredana
Jan 19, 2002, 4:37 AM
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Like Chris said, I would love to get AMGA certified. It would be neat to be a climbing guide,and AMGA certification is almost a necessity if you want to do this.
It's worth the money, I hear. One of the people I climb with is AMGA certified (not just for top rope, the more intensive certification) and when he came back from the training, his technical expertise blew me away.
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natec
Jan 19, 2002, 8:31 AM
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Piano has got it right on. If you understand the three Cardinal rules of guiding you can understand why all of the experience is necessary to obtain certification.
1. The client is trying to kill himself.
2. The client is trying to kill the other clients.
3. The client is trying to kill you.
Your primary responsibility as a guide is to make sure that this does not happen.
I'm on my way to reaching the qualifications, and I'm very excited about it. I have most of the required leads completed, but I am still only leading at the 5.8+ to 5.9 range, and I climb too slowly to complete grade III and IV climbs in one day.
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daggerx
Jan 19, 2002, 2:03 PM
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Within the next 2 years I plan on getting every certification I can get from the AMGA. It will not only look good for me for climbing, But it will make my business look good. " im going to be a guide" for my business.
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beyond_gravity
Jan 19, 2002, 4:39 PM
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Piano, I'm in canada, and thats the criteria for ACMG. I'm sure it's simular to the american one.
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pianomahnn
Jan 19, 2002, 4:59 PM
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Grav-man, I'm a little fuzzy on what you're talking about. It seems everyone here is referencing outdoor guiding, but you're talking indoor climbing certification. If you would be so kind, could you inform just what you're talking about?
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beyond_gravity
Jan 19, 2002, 5:50 PM
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i'm not quite sure..........
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pianomahnn
Jan 19, 2002, 7:34 PM
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Oh well...looks like I will continue my day with this look on my face.
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woodse
Jan 21, 2002, 2:55 AM
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Hey thanks for the info fellas. And for clarification I was talking about mountain guiding certification not indoor.
woodsE
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paintinhaler
Jan 21, 2002, 4:16 AM
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who cares? oh, maybe you but Im glad I don't have to think about this
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arrockgirl
Jan 21, 2002, 8:10 PM
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Hey Jeff!
Sorry I missed you while we were in Durango. You might try contacting Jeremy Gentry, gator211@msn.com. His brother-in-law, Donnie Hubbard, is AMGA certified. Montana and I spent the day with Donnie learning some new skills. Sorry I lost his number, but Jeremy will have his email and phone #. I hear it is quite expensive and intense, but worth it. Good luck!
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