Top Rope Climbing Instructor
Courses & Exams
The BMCI course is 3 days in length with an optional exam the following day. The TMCI course / exam is one day. Most people choose to get more practice prior to taking an exam. A separation between a course and exam of four to six months is not unusual.

BMCI & TMCI Exams in Boulder CO can be scheduled any time weather permitting. Exams outside of Boulder CO can be scheduled on the exam day for another course as long as the course is already running.
There are a number of climbing schools & individuals offering top rope climbing instructor type courses. Take your course with an instructor with significant experience running top rope sites and significant experience teaching these courses (we've taught over 100 courses of this type). Our courses include a 130 page course manual. Most other providers course materials are less than 25 pages.

Discounts & Group Rates

  1. Sign up five students at one time and get the 6th spot free.
  2. Sponsor a course in your area. Instead of paying all your staff to attend a program at a remote site, bring the program to you. If you have legal access to suitable terrain this is a way to bring the costs down. We need to work closely with you to determine if your terrain would work for the program; contact us for more info. The rate is $2,000 per program per participant group of up to six per instructor, plus expenses of travel, lodging. If you factor in that your staff won't have to travel this works out to a substantial savings.
  3. Create your own course date: If you are located in the Denver/Boulder area or if you are willing to travel to us then we would be glad to work with you to create a custom course date.
  4. Anyone: Sign up two or more months in advance and we will discount the
    BMCI tuition $25. The BMCI course cost would then be $475. In order for this discount to apply you must pay our 50% deposit and agree to our normal cancellation policies.
  5. If minimum numbers to run the course are not met we will contact you and ask if you'd be willing to pay an increased tuition to run the course with lower numbers.

Discounts apply only to course tuition. Exams are separate from the course. Also, if minimum participant numbers are not reached the course will either be cancelled or a higher tuition charged, at the participants option.

Course & Exam Schedule 2008 & 2009

Joshua Tree CA
BMCI Course, Dec. 15 - 17, 2008
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: Dec. 18, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: Dec. 19, 2009, $150 / student

Joshua Tree CA
BMCI Course, Mar. 16 - 18, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: Mar. 19, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: Mar. 20, 2009, $150 / student

Joshua Tree CA
BMCI Course, April 6 - 8, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: April 9, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: April 10, 2009, $150 / student

Joshua Tree CA
BMCI Course, April 27 - 29, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: April 30, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: May 1, 2009, $150 / student

Boulder CO
BMCI Course, May 25 - 27, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: May 28, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: May 29, 2009, $150 / student

Boulder CO
BMCI Course, June 29 - July 1, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: July 2, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: July 3, 2009, $150 / student

Boulder CO
BMCI Course, July 27 - 29, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: July 30, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: Aug 1, 2009, $150 / student

Boulder CO
BMCI Course, Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: Sept 3, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: Sept 4, 2009, $150 / student

Boulder CO
BMCI Course, Sept 28 - Sept 30, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: Oct. 1, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: Oct. 2, 2009, $150 / student

Joshua Tree CA
BMCI Course, Nov 2 - 4, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: Nov 5, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: Nov 6, 2009, $150 / student

Joshua Tree CA
BMCI Course, Dec 1 - 3, 2009
Tuition: $500 / student, min. sign-up 6
BMCI Exam: Dec 4, 2009, $100 / student
TMCI Course / Exam: Dec 5, 2009, $150 / student