The Single Pitch Instructor (SPI) Program teaches climbing instructors to proficiently facilitate and instruct the sport of rock climbing in a single pitch setting. The SPI is the only internationally recognized single pitch climbing instructor certification program in the United States. It was developed to fit in the AMGA Rock program. Benefits:
There will be an updated evaluation format for the SPI Course and Exam in 2024
Climbing Instructor Program policies were updated January 1st, 2022 to create clear and consistent procedures for commonly asked questions.
12 month SPI and CWI Certification re-entry period:
SPI’s and CWI’s will have 12 months from the date of certification expiration to pursue an exam for recertification. If they do not pass an exam for recertification within the 12 month re-entry period, they will be required to retake the entire SPI Course or CWI Program.
2 Year SPI Course sunset time:
The SPI Course will have a two year sunset time. After two years, if the SPI Course graduate has not passed an SPI Exam, they will need to retake the SPI Course prior to pursuing the SPI Exam.
Program make-up guidelines:
Make-up options will be available for students/candidates who receive an “incomplete” final mark on any SPI or CWI Program because of factors limiting attendance including but not limited to weather or an emergency.
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The above prerequisites are absolute minimums. Without having at least this amount experience you are unlikely to make best use of the training.
Step 1: Join the AMGA (or log-in to your existing account)
Step 2: Apply to Your Course or Assessment
NOTES:
1. Click on the direction icon in the Dates column to arrange courses in chronological order.
2. Click on the blue information icon in the Code column to get contact information for the Program Provider.
3. Consider contacting the Program Provider directly prior to applying. They are your direct resource for program related questions regarding the application process, prerequisite requirements, and logistical details.
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Program Type | Code | Location | State | Dates | Tuition | Status | Apply |
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Single Pitch Instructor Exam | GRPR-SPI-A-2024-7 | Pilot Mountain | North Carolina | 12/14/24 - 12/15/24 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | TTYI-SPI-A-2024-5 | Red Rock Las Vegas | Nevada | 10/24/24 - 10/25/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | BCRL-SPI-A-2024-14 | Golden | Colorado | 10/26/24 - 10/27/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | CMS-SPI-A-2024-14 | Boulder | Colorado | 10/19/24 - 10/20/24 | $539.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | TTYI-SPI-A-2024-15 | Red Rock Las Vegas | Nevada | 11/22/24 - 11/23/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | TTYI-SPI-A-2024-17 | Red Rock Las Vegas | Nevada | 12/20/24 - 12/21/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | JONR-SPI-A-2024-6 | Devils Lake | Wisconsin | 10/14/24 - 10/15/24 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NDAY-SPI-A-2024-11 | Joshua Tree | California | 11/30/24 - 12/1/24 | $500.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NDAY-SPI-A-2025-1 | Joshua Tree | California | 1/25/25 - 1/26/25 | $500.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NDAY-SPI-A-2025-3 | Joshua Tree | California | 3/22/25 - 3/23/25 | $500.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NPAK-SPI-A-2024-5 | Joshua Tree | California | 11/2/24 - 11/3/24 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | RAIN-SPI-A-2024-1 | Boulder | Colorado | 10/26/24 - 10/27/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | AMIT-SPI-A-2024-17 | Prescott | Arizona | 10/12/24 - 10/13/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | AMIT-SPI-A-2024-18 | Scottsdale | Arizona | 11/9/24 - 11/10/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | AMIT-SPI-A-2024-19 | Enchanted Rock | Texas | 12/14/24 - 12/15/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | AMIT-SPI-A-2025-5 | Scottsdale | Arizona | 2/22/25 - 2/23/25 | $494.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | AMIT-SPI-A-2025-6 | Enchanted Rock | Texas | 4/26/25 - 4/27/25 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | AMIT-SPI-A-2025-7 | Prescott | Arizona | 5/10/25 - 5/11/25 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NPAK-SPI-A-2024-7 | Joshua Tree | California | 12/13/24 - 12/14/24 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | DDEB-SPI-A-2024-2 | Ogden | Utah | 10/26/24 - 10/27/24 | $500.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | WESC-SPI-A-2024-12 | Red River Gorge | Kentucky | 11/5/24 - 11/6/24 | $465.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | JVIT-SPI-A-2024-3 | New Paltz/Gunks | New York | 10/15/24 - 10/16/24 | $500.00 | Full | |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | JK-SPI-A-2024-4 | Taos | New Mexico | 10/11/24 - 10/12/24 | $450.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | JT-SPI-A-2024-13 | Red River Gorge | Kentucky | 10/26/24 - 10/27/24 | $450.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | JONR-SPI-A-2024-8 | Horseshoe Canyon | Arkansas | 11/11/24 - 11/12/24 | $435.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | VP-SPI-A-2024-7 | Mammoth Lakes | California | 10/29/24 - 10/30/24 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | JBEC-SPI-A-2024-8 | Moab | Utah | 11/15/24 - 11/16/24 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | KD-SPI-A-2024-9 | Brevard | North Carolina | 10/19/24 - 10/20/24 | $460.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | KROS-SPI-A-2024-5 | Bolton/Stowe Area | Vermont | 11/2/24 - 11/3/24 | $525.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | DTUR-SPI-A-2024-3 | Ogden | Utah | 10/29/24 - 10/30/24 | $500.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | TEDT-SPI-A-2025-1 | Bar Harbor - Acadia | Maine | 6/1/25 - 6/2/25 | $550.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | JVIT-SPI-A-2024-6 | Gunks/New Paltz | New York | 10/22/24 - 10/23/24 | $500.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | MSEL-SPI-A-2024-11 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 10/26/24 - 10/27/24 | $485.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | MSEL-SPI-A-2024-12 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 12/7/24 - 12/8/24 | $530.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NPAK-SPI-A-2025-2 | Joshua Tree | California | 4/5/25 - 4/6/25 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | DUSD-SPI-A-2024-2 | Jericho | Vermont | 10/9/24 - 10/10/24 | $0.00 | Full | |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | TOBL-SPI-A-2025-3 | Mt. Erie | Washington | 5/6/25 - 5/7/25 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | TOBL-SPI-A-2025-4 | Mt. Erie | Washington | 9/9/25 - 9/10/25 | $475.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | ROCA-SPI-A-2024-8 | Golden | Colorado | 11/23/24 - 11/24/24 | $500.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | HWTZ-SPI-A-2025-2 | Boulder/Golden | Colorado | 4/20/25 - 4/21/25 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | HWTZ-SPI-A-2025-4 | Boulder/Goldem | Colorado | 5/12/25 - 5/13/25 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | HWTZ-SPI-A-2025-6 | Lovers Leap | California | 5/26/25 - 5/27/25 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | HWTZ-SPI-A-2025-9 | Lovers Leap | California | 6/16/25 - 6/17/25 | $495.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | TEDT-SPI-A-2025-5 | Franconia Notch | New Hampshire | 9/13/25 - 9/14/25 | $550.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NS-SPI-A-2025-3 | South Lake Tahoe | California | 5/17/25 - 5/18/25 | $31.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Exam | NS-SPI-A-2025-4 | South Lake Tahoe | California | 6/14/25 - 6/15/25 | $31.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | GRPR-SPI-C-2024-6 | Pilot Mountain | North Carolina | 12/6/24 - 12/8/24 | $675.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | DF-SPI-C-2024-8 | Gunks | New York | 11/1/24 - 11/3/24 | $650.00 | Full | |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | DF-SPI-C-2024-9 | Gunks | New York | 11/29/24 - 12/1/24 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | TTYI-SPI-C-2024-6 | Red Rock Las Vegas | Nevada | 10/26/24 - 10/28/24 | $695.00 | Waitlist | Waitlist |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | BCRL-SPI-C-2024-7 | Golden | Colorado | 10/18/24 - 10/20/24 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JTME-SPI-C-2024-7 | Frederick | Maryland | 11/1/24 - 11/3/24 | $625.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JTME-SPI-C-2024-8 | Red Rock NCA | Nevada | 11/9/24 - 11/11/24 | $625.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | CMS-SPI-C-2024-7 | Boulder | Colorado | 10/11/24 - 10/13/24 | $699.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | CMS-SPI-C-2024-8 | Boulder | Colorado | 11/8/24 - 11/10/24 | $699.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | TTYI-SPI-C-2024-16 | Red Rock Las Vegas | Nevada | 11/24/24 - 11/26/24 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JONR-SPI-C-2024-5 | Devils Lake | Wisconsin | 10/11/24 - 10/13/24 | $675.00 | Full | |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NDAY-SPI-C-2024-10 | Joshua Tree | California | 11/2/24 - 11/4/24 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NDAY-SPI-C-2024-12 | Joshua Tree | California | 12/28/24 - 12/30/24 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NDAY-SPI-C-2025-2 | Joshua Tree | California | 2/22/25 - 2/24/25 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NDAY-SPI-C-2025-4 | Joshua Tree | California | 4/19/25 - 4/21/25 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NPAK-SPI-C-2024-6 | Joshua Tree | California | 11/15/24 - 11/17/24 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | KEVH-SPI-C-2024-6 | Moab | Utah | 10/25/24 - 10/27/24 | $595.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | AMIT-SPI-C-2024-15 | Scottsdale | Arizona | 11/2/24 - 11/4/24 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | AMIT-SPI-C-2024-16 | Enchanted Rock | Texas | 11/29/24 - 12/1/24 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | AMIT-SPI-C-2025-1 | Enchanted Rock | Texas | 1/24/25 - 1/26/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | AMIT-SPI-C-2025-2 | Scottsdale | Arizona | 2/15/25 - 2/17/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | AMIT-SPI-C-2025-3 | Enchanted Rock | Texas | 4/11/25 - 4/13/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | AMIT-SPI-C-2025-4 | Prescott | Arizona | 5/3/25 - 5/3/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | MSCT-SPI-C-2024-5 | Keene Valley | New York | 10/18/24 - 10/20/24 | $650.00 | Cancelled | |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | DDEB-SPI-C-2024-1 | Ogden | Utah | 11/1/24 - 11/3/24 | $700.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | WESC-SPI-C-2024-11 | Red River Gorge | Kentucky | 10/31/24 - 11/2/24 | $665.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | WESC-SPI-C-2024-13 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | 11/9/24 - 11/11/24 | $665.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JT-SPI-C-2024-12 | New River Gorge | West Virginia | 10/18/24 - 10/20/24 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JONR-SPI-C-2024-7 | Horseshoe Canyon | Arkansas | 11/8/24 - 11/10/24 | $635.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | VP-SPI-C-2024-6 | Mammoth Lakes | California | 10/21/24 - 10/23/24 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2024-3 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 11/8/24 - 11/10/24 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2024-4 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 10/18/24 - 10/20/24 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | YING-SPI-C-2024-5 | Boulder | Colorado | 10/25/24 - 10/27/24 | $725.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | ATEX-SPI-C-2024-3 | Rumney | New Hampshire | 10/12/24 - 10/14/24 | $495.00 | Cancelled | |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JBEC-SPI-C-2024-7 | Moab | Utah | 11/9/24 - 11/11/24 | $625.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | KD-SPI-C-2024-10 | Brevard | North Carolina | 10/25/24 - 10/27/24 | $660.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JJAC-SPI-C-2024-2 | Joshua Tree | California | 11/9/24 - 11/11/24 | $675.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JJAC-SPI-C-2025-1 | Joshua Tree | California | 1/3/25 - 1/5/25 | $675.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | EASM-SPI-C-2024-7 | New River Gorge | West Virginia | 10/12/24 - 10/14/24 | $675.00 | Full | |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | KROS-SPI-C-2024-6 | Bolton/Stowe Area | Vermont | 10/25/24 - 10/27/24 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | KEVH-SPI-C-2024-7 | Lover's Leap/Hwy 50 | California | 11/9/24 - 11/11/24 | $595.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | MSCT-SPI-C-2024-7 | Keene Valley | New York | 10/11/24 - 10/13/24 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | AW-SPI-C-2024-5 | Moab | Utah | 11/4/24 - 11/6/24 | $625.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | JBEC-SPI-C-2024-9 | Salt Lake City | Utah | 10/19/24 - 10/21/24 | $625.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | TEDT-SPI-C-2025-2 | Bar Harbor - Acadia | Maine | 6/29/25 - 7/1/25 | $760.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | KROS-SPI-C-2024-7 | Bolton/Stowe Area | Vermont | 11/15/24 - 11/17/24 | $675.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NPAK-SPI-C-2025-1 | Joshua Tree | California | 3/1/25 - 3/3/25 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | QXSG-SPI-C-2024-1 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 11/15/24 - 11/17/24 | $750.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | QXSG-SPI-C-2024-2 | Thailand | 12/13/24 - 12/15/24 | $750.00 | Open | Apply | |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | TOBL-SPI-C-2025-1 | Mt Erie | Washington | 5/12/25 - 5/14/25 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | TOBL-SPI-C-2025-2 | Mt. Erie | Washington | 9/15/25 - 9/17/25 | $650.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2025-2 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 5/24/25 - 5/26/25 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2025-3 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 4/19/25 - 4/21/25 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2025-4 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 6/20/25 - 6/22/25 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2025-5 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 7/11/25 - 7/13/25 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2025-6 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 9/26/25 - 9/28/25 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | PLRE-SPI-C-2025-7 | Pawtuckaway | New Hampshire | 10/17/25 - 10/19/25 | $657.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | ECBD-SPI-C-2025-1 | Devils Lake, WI | Wisconsin | 4/11/25 - 4/13/25 | $675.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | HWTZ-SPI-C-2025-1 | Boulder/Golden | Colorado | 4/17/25 - 4/19/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | HWTZ-SPI-C-2025-3 | Boulder/Golden | Colorado | 5/9/25 - 5/11/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | HWTZ-SPI-C-2025-5 | Lovers Leap | California | 5/23/25 - 5/25/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | HWTZ-SPI-C-2025-8 | Lovers Leap | California | 6/13/25 - 6/15/25 | $695.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | TEDT-SPI-C-2025-3 | Franconia Notch | New Hampshire | 5/9/25 - 5/11/25 | $760.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | TEDT-SPI-C-2025-4 | Franconia Notch | New Hampshire | 7/25/25 - 7/27/25 | $760.00 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NS-SPI-C-2025-1 | South Lake Tahoe | California | 5/30/25 - 6/1/25 | $46.50 | Open | Apply |
Single Pitch Instructor Course | NS-SPI-C-2025-2 | South Lake Tahoe | California | 6/6/25 - 6/8/25 | $46.50 | Open | Apply |