SAREA Meetings

SAREA Assessor Panel and Board meetings are usually held bimonthly on the Wednesday of the month, either online or in person at a central location.

The 2025 meetings are currently scheduled for the following dates:

  • Wed 05 February (Online)
  • Wed 02 April (Online)
  • Wed 06 August AGM (In person, Venue TBC)
  • Wed 01 October (Online)
  • Wed 10 December (Online)

Members are welcome at all Board meetings and are encouraged to attend the annual AGM. If you are a SAREA member and would like to attend a Board meeting, please get in-touch with SAREA.

Assistant Guide Training

Information about the Assistant Guide course can be found here: Assistant Guide Course 2025.

  • Course dates: 29 and 30 March 2025

Contact SAREA to register or for further information.

Artificial Climbing Structure Supervisor workshop

Information about the Artificial Climbing Structure Supervisor workshop can be found here: Artificial Climbing Structure Supervisor workshop

  • Workshop date: 16 March 2025

Contact SAREA to register or for further information.

Top Rope Guide and Instructor Training

All applications for the Top Rope Guide (TRG) and Instructor (TRI) program must be submitted to SAREA by 31 March 2025.  
Start date for 2025 TRG course is 31 March 2025. All dates for the TRG training days and assessments are listed below:
  • March 2025 – Course Commencement
  • 3 & 4 May 2025 – Practical Training Days
  • 22 &/or 23 November 2025 – Personal and Rescue Assessments
  • 6 &/or 7 December 2025 – Group Management Assessments

Changes to these dates for assessments will incur additional fee of $300 per assessment.

2026

All applications for the Top Rope Guide (TRG) and Instructor (TRI) program must be submitted to SAREA by 20 March 2026.  
Start date for 2026 TRG course is 29 March 2026. All dates for the TRG training days and assessments are listed below:
  • 29 March 2026 at Morialta Introduction Day and Course Commencement (Course must be paid for by this date, $1295)
  • 2 & 4 May 2026 – Practical Training Days
  • 21 &/or 22 November 2026 (Please have both days booked) – Personal and Rescue Assessments
  • 5 &/or 6 December 2026 (Please have both days booked) – Group Management Assessments (provide your own group of 4 participants for this assessment)

Changes to these dates for assessments will incur additional fee of $300 per assessment. Course must be completed within 12months of the start date.

TRI assessment will be conducted upon special request from an existing TRG that wishes to progress to TRI.

Contact SAREA to register or for further information.

Multi Pitch Lead Guide and Instructor Training

See the Multi-Pitch Instructor Page for more information.

Additional Courses

If there is sufficient interest in any of the SAREA training courses, then those courses can be conducted on request for a minimum of 3 people. Please contact SAREA if you are interested.