Climb Hitchin New Climber Registration Form

  • Participation Statement

    “The British Mountaineering Council recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.”

  • What is this form for?

  • This form is for:

    • Adult (over 18 years of age) novice or experienced climbers

    If you are looking to register your child (under 18) to:

    • Attend instructor managed classes such as NICAS, parties, private, school, or youth group sessions; or/and
    • For experienced climber parents/legal guardians who want to bring their children (5+) to sessions and who they will directly supervise and belay for. (maximum ratio of 1:2); or/and
    • Enable an adult experienced climber to be responsible for your child whilst climbing unsupervised by Climb Hitchin staff or instructors; or/and
    • Enable your child to be assessed to be an unsupervised registered climber.

    Please use this under 18 climber registration form.

  • Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement (GDPR)

  • Prior to completing this form, please read Climb Hitchins Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, prior to completing this form.

  • Personal and Contact Details

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  • Electronic Photography and Communications

  • Conditions of Registration

    Once you have read the Climb Hitchin Terms and Conditions, you must answer the following questions by writing either “YES” or “NO” in the box provided then sign the declaration at the bottom of the form. Only climbers who give satisfactory answers to the questions will be registered and allowed to climb unsupervised.

  • If you are completing this form on behalf of someone else, please complete it from their perspective. As the completer of this form, you will be responsible for them at all times so whilst they may have completed a beginner course and have been deemed to be able to climb without direct instruction by an instructor, they will need to be under your direct supervision at all times. 

    You agree that:

    • I will ensure that any under 18 year old in my care abides by Climb Hitchin’s general terms and conditions of use.
    • I understand that I am responsible for checking the under 18 year old’s harness, knot and/or belay device and helmet before they or the person they are belaying climbs.
    • I understand that there is a risk of objects falling from height (including other climbers and broken/spinning holds) and accept that these may harm under 18 year olds under my supervision who may be unable to recognise the danger and take evasive action.
    • I will not climb while an under 18 year old under my supervision is belaying.
    • I agree to stand by the under 18 year old climber while he/she is belaying, and act as a backup, holding the dead rope at all times.
    • If supervising under 18 year olds, I understand that all the normal rules and conditions of Climb Hitchin apply and I will ensure that I am not distracted whilst belaying, that under 18 year olds are kept well back from the climbing wall, and that no toys, sports equipment or pushchairs or other items obstruct fire paths or are left near or under the climbing wall where climbers might be lowered onto them or they may compromise effective belaying. Failure to comply with the above conditions, put in place for the safety of you, under 18 year olds, and other users of the wall, may result in you being asked to leave the Climb Hitchin.

  • Lead Climbing & Belaying

    Please read and complete this section only if you wish to lead climb. There is no formal observation or ratification of competence beyond the new climber registration process. 

  • Conditions of Registration

  • Medical Statement

    This information will be held in the highest confidence and only used in case of an emergency.

  • Emergency Contact Details

  • The climbing wall environment

    Participants at a climbing wall under instruction will experience the following:

    • A range of different noises varying in pitch and volume;
    • The requirement to wear and put on personal protective equipment (Helmet and harness). This may require the assistance of instructors to put these on;
    • The requirement to wear tight-fitting climbing shoes (when being coached and by personal choice) and may require the assistance of instructors to put these on;
    • To be able to respond to instructions, questions and commands given by their instructor;
    • To be able to respond to questions and act on advice given by coaches; and
    • Be faced with challenges at which they may fail such as tying knots or climbing.

  • Confirmation

    All our indoor climbing courses may involve bouldering (climbing without ropes and harnesses) to a maximum height of 3 metres. Climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of serious personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own action and involvement.

  • Climb Hitchins Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

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