Rock Climbing Training

The Orange County Council's Climbing committee has a list of climbing instructors who are will to help your unit get into climbing and to help your scouts earn the climbing merit badge.

Read:

Climbing Fact Sheet

Climbing Rules

Tower Guidelines

National Climbing Standards 2006

Climbing Permission

There is a specific sequence of events that should take place in organizing a Climbing outing for your unit.

1. Secure a reservation at a Climbing site for your Unit. Joshua Tree, etc. Should be 6 months in advance. (they fill up real fast)

2. Secure a minimum of (2) Climbing Instructors for that weekend. Also 6 months in advance. (they get booked often and real fast)

3. Send in your Trip Permit to council with the proper list of Climbing Instructors (2), Climb on Safely trained adults and First Aid /CPR Trained adult.

4. Sell the Climbing trip to your unit, prepare meeting nights based around the Climbing Merit Badge requirements. Show a video tape of Over Stone or ?

5. Make sure to have the Climbing Instructors reserve any needed climbing gear / equipment from the OCC Climbing Committee. They will need to know how many Scouts will be participating.

We offer instructor training courses throughout the year, so take a look at the HAT calendar for additional events and adventures.

Don't forget to file your tour permit!