Paul Espinoza III

BSA Climbing Director/Instructor

BSAONBELAY  Chairman

Paul has been technical climbing since the early 1970's in Joshua Tree, Taquitz/Suicide, Yosemite, Castle Rock, Parris Lake and Mt. Rubidoux just to name a few areas. He has always been grateful to those who took the time in the early years to teach him the art of safe climbing. He began teaching others in entry level rock climbing during those early years. In the mid.90's he was asked to help organize Girl and Cub Scout climbing outings for his daughter's and son's packs.  So he was already educating Boy Scouts in climbing, when the call came to become a BSA qualified Instructor for his son's troop and then for Old Baldy Council as a BSA Climbing Director.  He was instrumental in building safe climbing programs for Old Baldy, the San Gabriel Valley, and the California Inland Empire Councils, as will as teaching at the national Camp school Climbing Director Program.  He volunteers his services to scout troops from Ventura to San Diego and as far off as Las Vegas. He continues to serve as the bsaonbelay chairman and troop outing coordinator as well as the new training officer and course director for the SGVC HAT climbing committee climbing programs.

BSA Activities

Training Officer SGVC Climbing Committee
Helped bsaonbelay reach an all time season high of 647 scouts and adults trained in the 2007-2008 season
Trained for the SBC Sheriffs Hug-a-Tree program 2008
CIEC Climbing Course's Director 2007
Attended NCS Director Re-qualification Course 2006CIEC CIEC Climbing/Training Committee 2006
American Red Cross CPR/1st Aid/wilderness Aid Certified
Attended 7 day AMGA Top rope Manager Course 2004
Refurbished and painted HVSR climbing tower and also
built mini practice tower for safer training in 2004
(Framing Carpenter by trade for 38 years)
Climbing Tower Inspector Since2003
Staff on BSA NCS Climbing Director Course 2003
OBC HAT Team 2001 thru 2006
Started the OBC Climbing program in 2001
Started bsaonbelay and website in 2001
Trained HVSC Climbing Tower Staff 01,03,04
Attended NCS BSA Climbing Director Course 2001
Member SGC HAT Climbing team from 1999-2003
Woodbadge W4-43-99 (Bear)
OBC SALT and BLT Staff 1999-2002
Attended DPC Instructor Course 1998
Became a BSA Climbing Instructor for OBC in 1995
Started T-220 climbing program 1995
Took 2 courses through Vertical Adventures AMGA in 1995
(To satisfy the 10 hours needed of training in COS)
First took scouts climbing in late 70's

Other High adventure activities:

Longboard Surfing
Skateboarding Pools and Pipes
Snowboarding
Snow Skiing
Snowshoeing
Mountaineering
Mountain Biking single track downhill
Long distance cycling (Double Centuries)
1st LA Marathon
Mini Triathlons (Bud Lite Series)
Kayaking/Canoeing
BSA Equestrian program (OBC)
Backpacking to distant rock faces
Rock Climbing Trad & AID
Scuba Diving open water certified
Joined Wrightwood/Phelan Volunteer Search and Rescue Team in 2006 Certification courses taken; BSAR, TRBC, EVOC, BMC
SIMS-100,200,4X4
Attended 6 day Ropes that Rescue Intermediate Level Technical Rope Rescue Class 2007-08