Climbing Curriculum Committee Interest Form

If you are interested in volunteering as a member of the organization-wide Climbing Curriculum Committee, fill out this form and we will forward it to the volunteer committee chair so they can review it and respond. This committee invites a total of 7 new members to join annually for a 2-year term.

The Climbing Curriculum Committee will review existing courses and revise curriculum such that all courses by the same name are teaching the same, agreed-upon curriculum. This is the first and most critical objective. Once curriculum is standardized the committee will assess where our course selection is leaving gaps in skill progression and leadership development, where our curriculum is creating inefficiencies, and where our course selection is failing to meet the needs of aspiring climbers and aspiring leaders. The committee will work with the Leadership Progression Design Group to ensure our course curriculum provides the necessary leadership development training, and will also work with the Equivalency Staff to assess opportunities for reciprocity with partner organizations. Subsequent to these assessments, the committee will propose new courses including short-course modules that are directly compatible with our longer courses and potentially reciprocal with courses offered elsewhere, to better meet the diverse needs of our students. The committee will propose curriculum changes to courses as needed to close skill progression gaps, reduce skill progression duplication, and improve efficiency in course delivery. Additionally, the committee will develop a system whereby leaders and course chairs can make curriculum recommendations.

Thank you for your interest!

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Your Name

Your Email

What phone number can we use to reach you?

What address should we use to correspond with you?

Are you a current Mountaineers member? Ultimately, you will have to set up a profile in our system so that you can sign our waiver and participate in activities with us.

Yes No I'm a Guest Member

Are you at least 18 years old?

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Which branch would you represent if you were on this committee? Part of your role will be to serve as a liaison to your branch, sharing ideas the committee is working on, soliciting input, and representing that input to the Climbing Curriculum Committee.

Which Mountaineers climbing courses have you taken? Please include the branch and year you graduated or received equivalency.

What interests you in serving on the Climbing Curriculum Committee?

Are you willing to be an active liaison between your branch's Climbing Committee and the Climbing Curriculum Committee?

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Climbing Resume Please include a copy of your current climbing/teaching resume. Please include the climb route, type (i.e. basic rock, glacier or alpine; intermediate rock, ice or mountaineering; crag or private), the leader, your role (i.e. student, rope leader, assistant leader, or client), and the course/training, dates and organizations. Please note on your climbing resume climbs/field trips where you acted as an assistant leader or mentored leader. Highlight at least two climbs where there was a successful summit offered through The Mountaineers where you acted in a leadership role. Important: We understand that your resume may not adhere to the above requirements – but to facilitate this process, please modify it so that it does. Our volunteers really appreciate it.

References Please list at least 2 members of your climbing committee who can speak to why you'd be a good fit for the Climbing Curriculum Committee and why they'd like you to represent their climbing committee on the Curriculum Committee. Please include e-mail addresses.

Other Experience or Training Please list other outdoor leadership or climbing activities you have participated in (i.e. scramble trip leader, navigation instructor, hike leader, etc.). Please include (approximate) dates of these activities.

Thank you for your interest in the Climbing Curriculum Committee! We will forward your application on to the committee chair and staff representative, who will review it and get in touch with you. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at info@mountaineers.org.

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