What is a volunteer instructor? Whether you’re teaching at the AAC or elsewhere, volunteers play a critical role in the climber education ecosystem.

 

Along with our partners at the Mountain Education Alliance (the Colorado Mountain Club, Mazamas, and Mountaineers) and the UIAA, we’ve been working on an exciting new project to bring internationally-recognized, volunteer-specific certifications to the United States in a variety of disciplines, including summer and winter hiking and scrambling, single- and multi-pitch rock and ice climbing, skiing, and alpine climbing. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.


Looking for resources to help you provide climber education locally? Check out this lesson plan template, these sample lesson plans, and examples from AAC volunteers.