The Mountain Institute
Methods of obtaining certification.
- Attend a course with an ITRA instructor and practice those skills and techniques. To avoid favoritism amongst instructors and students, you are not allowed to have your ITRA instructor also conduct your assessment. You must schedule an assessment with a separate ITRA instructor than the one that provided your initial course.
- *ITRA instructors may be able to provide assessment for potential candidates at the end of the course. A separate ITRA instructor would be scheduled for the candidates upon completion of their course. Ask your instructor directly about this option
- You may already have years of rope rescue experience and are ready to take an assessment. You may contact an instructor directly and schedule an assessment with them.
- Upon passing an ITRA assessment, the candidate will be awarded certification to the level they just tested to. This certification is valid for 3 years from the date of the assessment.
Assessment to a Level 1 Rope Responder
This assessment can usually take place within 1 day.
Students are not allowed any assistance or guidance during the assessment. They must independently complete all level 1 tasks to obtain certification.
1 major violation = fail of assessment.
3 minor violations = fail of assessment
(2 minor violations permitted)
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A 70% or greater must be scored on the written exam covering all level 1 knowledge-based questions. This is an open-book exam.
Assessment to a Level 2 Rope Technician
This assessment can usually take place within 1 day.
Students are not allowed any assistance or guidance during the assessment. They must independently complete all level 1 tasks to obtain certification.
A 70% or greater must be scored on the written exam covering all level 2 & level 1 knowledge-based questions. This is an open-book exam.
Level 1 & 2 written/multiple choice exams are required for certification. A minimum score of 70% is required.
1 major violation = fail of assessment.
3 minor violations = fail of assessment
(2 minor violations permitted)
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A 70% or greater must be scored on the written exam covering all level 1 & 2 knowledge-based questions. This is an open-book exam.
Assessment to a Level 3 Rope Specialist
This assessment can usually take place within 1 or 2 days.
Students are not allowed any assistance or guidance during the assessment. They must independently complete all level 3 tasks to obtain certification.
A 70% or greater must be scored on the written exam covering all level 3, 2 & level 1 knowledge-based questions. This is an open-book exam.
Level 1 & 2 & 3 written/multiple choice exams are required for certification. A minimum score of 70% is required.
1 major violation = fail of assessment.
3 minor violations = fail of assessment
(2 minor violations permitted)
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A 70% or greater must be scored on the written exam covering all level 1,2 & 3 knowledge-based questions. This is an open-book exam.
