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AMI is the representative Association for qualified Mountaineering Instructors. All of our Members are independent, and either run their own businesses or work for larger organisations. We list them here so you can find them easily and see what they have to offer.
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-------- Jobs held-------- ---The Ledge Climbing Gym and Charity Inverness Scotland --- - Chief Instructor---Freelance Instructor --- - Climbing and Mountaineering Instructor - UK - Various - Mountain Leader - UK - Various - Climbing Guide and Instructor - Grampians Adventure The Climbing Company Arapiles and Hanging Out - Australia. - Senior Group Leader III - Bindaree Outdoor Education Services - Australia. - Outdoor Education Specialist for Rock Climbing and Mountain Exped. - VC/Swiss Alpine Centre - Switzerland. ---The Beacon Climbing Centre Caernarfon Wales --- - Climbing Instructor---The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Education Centre Tongariro NZ --- - Outdoor Educator/Instructor -
MCI and WML based in Fort William at the foot of Ben Nevis. Please get in touch here or visit my website: www.youradventurescotland.com Instagram: your_adventure_scotlandFacebook: @Your Adventure Scotland.
MATT BARRATT Knows the Cuillin intimately Solid and seemingly unfazeable with a left field sense of humor!His qualifications include the Mountain Instructor Certificate (MIC) Mountain Instructor Award (MIA) International Mountain Leader (IML) BRAWA Coasteering Training SLSGB Surf Lifesaver and the Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician. His work history includes guiding on the Skye Cuillin for 10 years and developing many new coasteering areas on Skye. Before Skye he worked as a mountain safety advisor in Kurdistan and has led expeditions to the Congo Georgia Nepal India Spitzbergen Norway Siberia and Kyrgyzstan. He also spent several years working for the Venture Trust in Applecross helping run personal development courses for Youth at Risk. Climbing HighlightsThe best adventure climb must be Spitzkoppe in Namibia via the normal route. Slab climbing squeeze chimneys subterranean manoeuvres and a rarely visited summit followed by nerve racking abseils! For pure climbing delight my highlight is Westpillaren: a 12 pitch E2 in the Lofoten Islands every pitch was a total belter! Other InterestsExploring mountainous regions all round the world has been an obsession forsome time. Particular favourites have been climbing first ascents in Ethiopia and white water kayaking in Nepal.Favourite Skye Day?The full ridge traverse-all the best bits in one go!
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Mountaineering Instructor based in the South West of England although available for work around the UK by arrangement. GB Climbing Coach 2019-current working with GB Development Squad and GB Paraclimbing Team. NICAS Coach Development Team. Full range of Rock Climbing and Summer Mountaineering instruction and guiding available.Performance Coaching for all ages and abilities.Technical Services including provision of Technical Advice staff training site-specific sign-off schemes business consultancy and coaching route setting and specialist advice for development training and delivery of adaptive climbing activities for people with disabilities and impairments. Course Director for the Rock Climbing Instructor Climbing Wall Instructor and Coaching Award schemes - CPD workshops refreshers and assessment preparation available. Provider of the Climbing for All Award.
Provider of Mountain Skills . Based in North Wales for most of the year but mobile to any area. Currently engaged with Hazardous Environment Assessment and logistics for major industrial partners and media companies. Provider of hazardous environment technical advice and support for the Offshore Site-Investigation Industry.Media support with stills and video ropework/work at height or in hazardous environment.
I started working in the outdoor industry over twenty years ago back in the US of A. After moving to the UK in 2003 I began working my way up the Mountain Training awards. I hold the SPA Summer Mountain Leader Winter Mountain Leader the Mountaineering Instructor Award (full AMI member) an approved provider of the Mountain Training CWA award and a NICAS Technical Expert. My area of specialism is with rock climbing specifically with all aspects of climbing walls.-I am the Founder and Senior Trainer for the Route Setting Association (RSA) IRATA Level 3 qualified (highest industrial rope access possible) certified to install test and inspect fall arrest anchors prior member of the AMI Executive Committee member of the Association of British Climbing Walls (ABC) Training and Technical Committees and have been a Technical Adviser to the GB Paraclimbing Team various commercial climbing centres (CCG and others) and various climbing wall manufacturers. -For outdoor work I have led expeditions to South Africa Namibia Lesotho Morocco and India. I am an accredited Duke of Edinburgh supervisor and assessor for all levels teach Navigation Rock Climbing Summer Mountaineering and Winter skills courses to both adults and young people.-I live in Sheffield so by default am a keen boulderer but my true love is multi-pitch routes.-For climbing walls I have experience building over 50 climbing walls of various size and nature (from traverse walls to major centres) I am a professional Route Setter and Route Setting trainer (initially for the CWMA now for the RSA). My company www.climbingwallservices.com provides comprehensive Inspection Advice and Training services for all types of climbing walls. - If you are interested in anything I can do get in touch! Nate
Dan started his career in the outdoor industry at Glenmore Lodge the National Mountain Centre for Scotland where under expert tutorage he learnt the hard skills of a mountaineer as well as the professional standards that should be expected at the highest level. After this he worked as an outdoor instructor in the Lake District and North Wales for several years gaining his Mountaineering Instructors Certificate (MIC) and developing his soft skills working with young disenchanted children from a variety of difficult backgrounds. Whilst in Wales he worked for the Joint Service Adventurous Training Centres which included training the SAS mountain troop and the joint service instructors themselves. He now runs his own mountaineering company based in Yorkshire and is a technical advisor for Carnegie Great Outdoors at Leeds Met University. His company is the largest provider of the national governing body awards for mountaineering and climbing in the North of England and provides technical advice on these matters to many schools universities and local authorities in the area.
12 years of Technical Advisory experience. Broad range of facilities including residential centres through to urban based adrenalin experiences. Registered on the Technical Advisors databaseOne of the most respected and experienced specialists in Disability in the Outdoors. Provider of Climbing for All MTA accredited CPD course. Now providing the new online Disability Awareness course. Also provide disability consultancy developing and improving access to outdoor activities.Founder of the GB paraclimbing team. Chairperson for Adventure for All Institute of Outdoor Learning Professional Practice Group. Extensive knowledge in advising in improving disability access with the BMC Mountain Training and ABCLove being in the hills. Fell raced for 20 years lots of mountaineering and climbing in many parts of the world. Currently loving MTB. Big believer in the power of green spaces for improving mental health.
I used to run ML courses and ran SPA and WGL courses since they started. These days that translates to running Lowland Leader Award and Exped Skills courses. From the CMS statistics I have apparently now assessed over 200 candidates for various schemes and probably trained 3x that number. Hopefully at least some of them remember some of what I taught them doing various types of work in the outdoors! As a freelance outdoor education person I see and do a wide variety of activities with lots of different age groups. The current range of work includes inspecting outdoor providers for the Licensing Authority and Learning Outside the Classroom quality Badge to supervising yr7s in Stratford both equally challenging. Use richard.townshend@talk21.com to get in contact.
Im a freelance instructor based in the South Lakes and offer Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) and Climbing Wall Development Instructor (CWDI) courses. I also offer 1:1 / 1:2 guiding climbing movement skills introduction to outdoor climbing learning to lead intro to sport climbing psychological training for climbing intro to multi pitch climbing and problem solving/improvised rescue training. My philosophy is that people learn best in when they are relaxed and having fun. Im also Chair Elect of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors and Regional Representative for their North West regional group.
Based just outside Edinburgh and work at EICA Ratho and as a freelance technical consultant/advisor and climbing coach.Mountaineering Instructor (MCI and WMCI holder)- can provide climbing and mountaineering coaching and instruction for all your need summer and winter.Mountain Training Scotland Provider for the Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) and Climbing Wall Development Instructor (CWDI) schemes as well as Lowland Leader Award (LLA) and Hill and Mountain Skills courses.International Mountain Leader - bespoke expeditions or guided trips around the world possible.I can provide courses and coaching sessions and programmes to suit you for climbing hillwalking mountaineering navigation etc. I have almost 30 years experience in the climbing wall industry and provide technical advice to several climbing walls as well as schools and adventure activity providers.
Ex Headteacher at Arthog Outdoor Education Centre Gwynedd.WMCI; IML; Canoe and Kayak Level 5 whitewater with 5 Star Surf Sea Canoe;BASI level 2 with Level 4 EMS.Available to be booked for group courses or personal tuitionSee Outdoor Adventure Consultancy on Facebook
Andy is a freelance Mountaineering and Rock Climbing Instructor Consultant and Technical Advisor who holds the highest UK Award of the WMCI.He is a Provider of Training and Assessment Courses for the following Mountain Training Awards: Mountain Leader Award Hill & Moorland Leader Award Lowland Leader Award Indoor Climbing Assistant Climbing Wall Instructor and Climbing Wall Development Instructor. Andy also offers Climbing Coaching Leadership Skills Training and guided climbs and scrambles. He is a BMC Approved Technical Expert Approved Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Expedition Assessor (to Gold Level) and currently Chairs the BMC Training Youth & Walls Committee.Andy represents the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) on Mountain Training Cymru where he is currently the Technical Director and also acts as Remit Officer for AMI.Please contact Andy by email to discuss your project or course requirements: andy@andynewtonmic.org (Please note - Andy does not endorse or imply any endorsement of any product/service/provider whose advert may appear on his page on Mountain Trainings CMS as this is without his knowledge or approval.)
Glyn Mitchell is a freelance mountaineering instructor based in the South Lake District. He is a Provider for training and assessment for the Rock Climbing Instructor Award and the Indoor Assistant Award. He holds the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award Summer and Winter Mountain Leader Awards and acts as a technical advisor for rock climbing and summer hillwalking. He provides training in rock climbing scrambling navigation and mountain walking.Glyn started climbing in 1976 and been enjoying trad and sports climbing trekking and alpine climbing ever since. Glyn is also an experienced provider of executive coaching and leadership training to Fortune 500 companies and has worked throughout Europe the USA and Asia.
I have been an active mountaineer since 1987. Since then I have travelled extensively climbing and mountaineering. My passion lies with rock climbing but I am an active winter climber big wall climber ice climber and Ive had many seasons/trips climbing in the Alps and the greater ranges.My professional career began in 1987 and I now hold the MIC CIC and other awards.<p>I have been delivering MTEs courses since the mid 1990s and I now direct <a href=http://www.mountainleadercourses.co.uk>Apex Training</a> which delivers many MTE courses including the Mountain Leader Award and the SPA award.<p>My other company is <a href=http://www.ascenttraining.co.uk>Ascent Training</a> and this delivers skills courses for climbers and mountaineers in summer and winter. We also deliver skills courses for cavers and hill walkers. Ascent Training has an <a href=http://www.hse.gov.uk/aala/index.htm>AALS</a> license and can therefore deliver school/group courses.<p>I am the present Chair of the <a href=http://www.ami.org.uk/index.html>Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI)</a>.<p>I am a <b>technical advisor</b> for a both LEA centres and private organisations and available for more of this work.
My name is Barry Thomas better know as Baz. I own and run Crag 2 Mountain with my wife Georgia based in South Devon on the Dartmoor National Park. Im a former Royal Marines Commando and have been mountaineering & climbing all over the world since 2002.I started to volunteer at my local climbing wall as a kids climbing instructor on a saturday mornings. I really enjoyed instructing and coaching so decided to take it further and I embarked on gaining National Qualifications along side my military adventure training qualifications. I am currently working towards my Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (WMCI) Award.
A well known MIC I live and work from the foot of Ben nevis running winter climbing courses and winter mountain leader courses throughout the winter. I am a sponsored winter climber and also offer backcountry and ski touring courses. I regularly give winter safety lectures and run avalanche courses for the Mcofs.
I have spent my life here in the Lake District a fantastic environment for adventure. From the early age of 12 I found climbing caving and canoeing – I knew then that I had found my passion. This discovery has finally led me to start my current business providing opportunities for people to experience their own <b>Real Adventures</b> …<br><br>To date I hold a variety of high level qualifications for use in the outdoor environment. In my “play time” I have climbed all over the UK as well in Colorado and Yosemite and much of Europe and Australia.<br><br>This business that I started in 1995 feels like part of a fantastic journey I have accidentally stumbled upon … I love it.
I am an active climber and climbing instructor with a comprehensive knowledge of UK climbing both summer and winter. I also know how to have a laugh. Cheers. H
I live in Aviemore and work for Glenmore Lodge as a Senior Instructor. I also occasionally provide mountaineering and hill skills training throughout Scotland. I hold the MIC and I am a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors. I am a course director of Summer and Winter ML MIA and MIC. I also run trainee MIA and MIC workshops for AMI. I am passionate about British mountaineering and love to inspire and nurture folk through their outdoor careers. Please feel free to contact me should you have any queries about bespoke training.
I have worked actively as an MIC (now WMCI) since 1982 having served my apprenticeship with the Outward Bound Trust. I am an International Mountain Leader.I provide and course direct Mountain Leader Training & Assessment Courses through www.cockermouthadventures.co.uk. I have worked in the education service for over 45 years with various roles in schools and for LEAs and also teaching Physical Education and Geography. I act as technical advisor to various schools academies and outdoor centres. I also run www.ghyllscrambling.co.uk and hold an AALA License R1076 for a range of outdoor activities. I am a keen sailor skier/ski mountaineer and mountaineer.
www.jfclimbing.co.ukIm a current and up to date MCI.I am experienced in instructor training having worked for several years as a senior instructor at a large outdoor centre.I climb regularly in summer winter and alpine conditions and have climbed all over the UK and abroad.
I am the BMC access volunteer for the Staffordshire Gritstone area and the AMI Peak Area Rep. I regularly contribute to different climbing magazines and have worked on several of the guidebook teams for Peak District guidebooks. As well as holding the MCI I am also a teacher and run my own climbing company Five Clouds Climbing. I climb most days and I am fortunate enough to be sponsored by Boreal. Outside of climbing I have a young family and a keen interest in dog training astrophotography and quite like things to do with cars.
North Wales based instructor and expedition leader.Contact me for days out looking at skills ML refresher training walking scrambling climbing and more. cheers Sam
Alex is a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor based in North Wales where he offers climbing; coaching guiding and instruction as Moelwyn Mountaineering. He also works on a freelance basis as an MCI and routesetter.
Active WMCI and IML Currently Chief Instructor and Operations and Safety manager YMCA National Centre Lakeside and Freelance Mountaineering Instructor and Technical Advisor. Team member Duddon and Furness MRT Operations Director Mountain Rescue England and Wales. ML RCI and CWI provider and Board member MTE and member of the BMC legal Expert Witness register.
I am a qualified Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor and Foundation Coach who specialises in teaching rock climbing in all of its forms. I have been working as a rock climbing instructor for more than 10 years throughout the UK and overseas. I moved to the Scottish Highlands in 2020 to be closer to the best mountains in the UK. From my base in Inverness I offer guided rock climbing learn to lead courses and performance climbing coaching.
I split my time between Sheffield North Wales & the West Highlands. I travel throughout the UK to work and climb. I have been instructing for over 15 years with a focus on rock climbing winter climbing and navigation in the UK and am Hill and Mountain Skills tutor.Several times a year I work as an Expedition Leader and have led over 20 expeditions overseas working for Secret Compass and Jagged Globe.Whilst working as an instructor I have undertook a PhD in Glacial Geomorphology at the University of Sheffield.I have climbed in the majority of the Greater Ranges having most recently completed a personal expedition which involved mountaineering in Nepal Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The latter two were funded by the Mount Everest Foundation British Mountaineering Council (Julie Tullis Award) and the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust. I have also made four first ascents in South Georgia Antarctica and climbed to 7000m.Currently I am writing an article series on Expedition Planning for Trek and Mountain Magazine.I am a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
I work as an Outdoor Instructor Guide and Expedition Leader in the UK and abroad. I hold the UKs highest award (WMCI) and therefore instruct and guide various individuals in both summer and winter conditions.I lead overseas expeditions instruct rock and winter climbing mountaineering and lead groups in gorges canyons coasteering and kayaking/canoeing activities. Asides from the UK other regions I have operated in are Africa Alaska Antarctica the Andes the Arctic the European Alps the Hajar Mountains and the Himalayas. Therefore I have a vast amount of experience managing people in challenging terrain including at high altitudes and in extreme cold and hot environments. I am a qualified teacher (PGCE) teaching geography to 11-18 year old students and hold two BSc degrees in Outdoor & Sport Studies and Zoology.
With many years of experience in outdoor education I run Ascension Adventures and deliver climbing hiking and mountaineering activities Snowdonia the Lake District South West of England and in Scotland for all levels.
Im Ed Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor and since founding it in 2017 the head instructor and manager of Head On Out. Although I proudly call Bristol home I work all over the UK from the Scottish Isles right down to the tip of Cornwall with a particular love of classic adventurous trad routes. I run all manner of climbing and scrambling trips and courses offer technical advice to climbing walls and work on Mountain Training courses training instructors.
I m currently working with the rescue services on their technical field guides and with Schools delivering a variety of outdoor activities from climbing mountain/hill walking to expedition organizer & assessor/supervisor of the Duke of Edinburghs Award. I have also been associated with expeditions further afield leading overseas expeditions to Nepal Africa Jordon and Iceland including their associated pre-expedition training I m also involved in helping to organize safety cover on mountain challenge events in Snowdonia. I am based in North Wales most of the year but do travel to other areas of the UK and further afield. In addition to my climbing experience I have also illustrated and helped to produce many technical & educational mountain/climbing publications from leaflets booklets for the BMC MT AMI Plas y brenin Jagged Globe and the Mountain Rescue Services. I have also jointly helped to produce & illustrate mountaineering/ climbing books with IFMGA guides Malcolm Creasey Alun Richardson and most recently with the MT/BMC the new edition of “Mountaincraft and Leadership” by Eric Langmuir. At the end of last year I completed Ogwen Mountain Rescue s book “Risking Life and Limb” Expeditions I have led or taken part in are Annapurna: Tarpa Chuli (5663m) & Annapurna Circuit Thorong Ri (6144m) Langtang: Surya (5144m) Everest Base Camp Xtreme Everest 2 (5380m) Ladakh and Zanskar: An expedition trekking over Himalayan high passes (4850m to 5100m) from Leh to Manali Kenya: Mt Kenya (5199M) & Pt Leunna (4985m) Tanzania: Kilimanjaro (5895m) Iceland: Kristinar & Huannadalshnukur (2109m) Jordon: Jebel Rum (1754m) Pyrenees: Le Chemin de la Liberté. LEARDERSHIP/INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS: ML (summer & winter) MIA MIC Aspirant 7370 Certificate of Education The Physical Basis for Conservation and Ecology Diploma London University B.M.E course of Medical Problems of Mountains Trekking and High Altitude.
I am a qualified MCI and Winter Mountain Leader. I also completed my WMCI training in March 2023. I have lived worked and climbed in Scotland for over 20 years. Perth-based and so Glencoe Cairngorms and Ben Nevis within reach for a day. Very experienced in teaching trad rock climbing on the crags in Perthshire especially Dunkeld and Bennybeg.
Welcome to my MT profile. I hope you will find all the information you need to arrange your adventure training or NGB course.I have based myself in Snowdonia since 1983 and have worked as an instructor and course director for many outdoor centres and organisations in the UK such as Ogwen Cottage Outdoor Education Centre Blue Peris Glenmore Lodge and Plas y Brenin (the National Mountain Centres). Im a qualified Mountain Instructor (MIC) and International Mountain Leader (IML retired); I am a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML retired) and the Mountain Instructors Community (the MIC). I have worked as a freelance inspector for the Adventure Activities Licensing Service (AALS) which involves visiting outdoor activity centres and businesses to ensure that their safety systems and activities are run to the highest standards. I have also worked for the Beacon Climbing Centre as their Chief Instructor the Beacon is North Wales biggest and best indoor climbing wall. Im a Technical Advisor for many organisations and schools throughout the UK as well as a rope assessor and advisor for PGL Ltd and Scout Adventures. I have also been a trainer for the Association of Mountaineering Instructors and an established provider of RCI CWI and Mountain Leader courses for many years.If you have any questions or would like to talk about your requirements please feel free to contact me by email. Please forgive me if you don t receive an answer straight away as I am probably out on the hills or crags but rest assured I will try and reply to any enquiries as soon as I can.
I have been climbing worldwide for the past 35 years leading trad routes up to E7 as well as putting up many new routes up to E6.My personal drive is for new routing trad sea cliff adventure climbing & crack climbingI have a particular interest in Jamming & Offwidth cracks along with the sandstone towers of East Germany & the Czech Republic.my other loves include old motorcycles and music as well as a passion for wildlife and the environment. I am a full time MIA based in Cornwall I specialize in personal guiding on the Trad sea cliffs in the Southwest UK and offer chance to climb classic routes from VD to Extreme in the following areas...*Cornwall*Devon*Lundy Island*Jersey*Swanage*GogarthI can travel to guide in areas & routes of your choice please feel free to contact me to discuss your goals.I also offer coaching & workshops for the following:*Learning to trad lead.*Sea cliff skills.*Improving trad performance.*Jamming & wide crack skills & technique.All my guiding days are aimed at being on a personal level and are therefore based on a 1 to 1 or a 2 to 1 ratio allowing you get what you want from your time with me.Jamming & Offwidth technique & skills workshops are based on 4 climbers.Days or trips are booked on demand. Please feel free to ring for a chat to discuss your aims Stu.
I have been climbing and mountaineering for 30 plus years in all of its forms - Trad Sport Bouldering Ice Mixed. Alpine Himalayan and general mountaineering in both Summer and Winter conditions. I am a Course Director for the Climbing Wall Instructor award (CWI) Climbing Wall Abseil Instructor award (CWAI) Rock Climbing Instructor award (RCI) Lowland Leader award (LoLA) and Expedition Skills Module (ESM). I am also a Course Tutor for both Hill & Mountain Skills courses and Rock Skills courses. I can provide refresher courses for all of the above and offer consultancy and technical advice for all related activities.
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Mountaineering and Climbing Instructors are qualified to instruct mountaineering in non-winter conditions including all aspects of rock climbing, both single and multi-pitch, plus hill walking and scrambling.
Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructors are qualified to instruct and guide in all aspects of winter climbing and mountaineering activities along with winter hill walking.
