ABOUT AMI
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.
Depending on the nature of the course or activity you should expect to pay upwards of £200 per day for the services of a Mountaineering Instructor. Remote areas, winter conditions, long routes and specialist experience are just some of the factors that may justify a higher daily rate.
Ratios vary greatly depending on the grade or nature of the terrain but an instructor/client ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 is typical for rock climbing, winter climbing and scrambling in mountainous environments. In some circumstances a higher ratio is possible, such as a larger group size at a lower and less remote venue. Maximum ratios for these days are determined by the instructor.
Select your instructor and contact them directly to make your enquiries.
Climbing For over 40 years with expeditions To Himalayas Patagonia Greenland Alaska Nominated for Piolet D Or IN 2003 for a first ascent in Alaska . Been involved in The MIA training and Assment since 1992 Level 5 sea coach and National TrainerArena Rigger L3 Toured with Various shows worldwide incl Genesis Michael Jackson Rolling Stones and worked as a stunt rigger on various Films Incl 2 Batman filmsRescue 3 RRO and RRT instructor
Owner and lead instructor for https://www.straightupadventures.co.uk providing guiding and instruction for walking scrambling mountaineering and climbing in summer and winter. Summer rock climbing course in Snowdonia and winter ice & mixed climbing in Fort William.
Justin Nicholas is based in East Devon and is the Owner of Climb South West.Please visit our website for further information.www.climbsouthwest.comhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Climb-Southwest/934755163212044
Ive now been climbing for around twelve years in which time climbing has developed from a hobby into a lifestyle. In the past few years Ive made my home among the mountains in North Wales where I work as an Mountaineering Instructor. Now I work and travel to climb whether its in the UK Europe or further afield.My greatest experiences outdoors have been pushing my limit on sport climbs in the Frankenjura attempting an unclimbed big wall in Brazil and walking a very fine line on Indian Face at Cloggy.
I am a qualified Mountaineering Instructor and Winter Mountain Leader based in Snowdonia North Wales.I run courses covering all aspects of summer mountaineering & winter hillwalking as well as guided walking and climbing from the sea cliffs of Anglesey to the mountain crags of Snowdonia. Climbing courses & summer mountaineering courses are generally run in North Wales. Winter courses are generally run in North Wales and on the west coast of Scotland.Group sizes are generally kept small to give the best quality of instruction. All courses are bespoke and can be tailored to the requirements of participants.
Dean has been climbing mountaineering and running in the mountains of the UK and abroad for over 20 years he has experience climbing traditional and sports routes mountaineering soaring peaks up to 6 300m and has a passion for running long distances in the mountains. Dean started Adventure Awaits in 2017 and offers courses and guiding services for individuals families and groups. You can check out our Instagram to see all the adventures that we have been doing recently with the handle adventure_awaits_uk
ABOUT JIM / Ive been Walking Scrambling and Climbing for over 20 years. I grew up just north of the Lake District in the heart of the Eden Valley and now live just outside the Peak District. My Qualifications I hold the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award (MCI) which is the highest summer based Mountaineering and Rock Climbing Qualification in the UK. I also hold the Winter Mountain Leader Award. Im First Aid Qualified as well as being fully insured for all the activities I teach. My Personal Experience I am experienced in climbing in most areas of England (Lakes Peak Cornwall Northumberland Avon) Scotland and Wales in both Summer and WinterI have also climbed in the Alps during the summer and winter as well as in the Antarctic. I have trekked in Norway Ecuador Chile Bolivia and Patagonia Personal Life Im a husband and father to two children. I have a BEng (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering from Loughborough UniversityI am an enthusiastic climbing book collector (over 200+ signed first editions) and bit of a geek when it comes to climbing literature in general. Im also a true lover of Malt W
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 live and work in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland - at the foot of Ben Nevis! Having grown up in Germany I initially moved to Scotland to study in 2008 fell in love with the country and stayed. As one of only a few females in the UK to hold the WMCI what I enjoy most is to take people out into the mountains and help them develop their skills to become independent mountaineers and climbers - in summer or winter. I love working with people - young and old(er) - and help them develop in whatever possible. Please get in touch via email (lenabrune@hotmail.com) if you would like me to help you with your goals.
A one time native of the Isle of Skye now based in Fort William. With a background in working at height and rescue I now work year round as an instructor (MIC) in Scotland where I get a great deal of satisfaction helping clients develop their own technique and skills in all aspects of mountaineering in the UK.
Currently working as guide in the Cuillins.
Im a Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor qualification based in Fort William and help introduce people to the skills of walking mountaineering and climbing in summer or winter in the UK. As an IML I have also been assessed in my ability to look after walking groups overseas in areas not requiring the skills of Alpinism. I love teaching climbing and mountaineering and helping people become more independent on the crags and mountains. When not doing that i climb myself often with my family.Im actively involved Training Assessing and Mentoring future generations of Mountaineering Instructors and provide Mountain Training climbing qualifications through my own business. I give expert advice on management instruction and procedures for climbing walls and work for Mountain Training Scotland providing CPD for other trainers and assessors. Im fascinated by climbing movement and how we can help people develop it.I love exploratory mountaineering and Ive led expeditions for both adults and youth groups from Antarctica to Greenland and Bolivia to Tanzania and personal trips to places like Afghanistan and Mongolia with over 30 expeditions and 15 first ascents.Despite all this MY FIRST LOVE IS STILL HELPING PEOPLE BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT IN GOING TO THE CRAGS AND MOUNTAINS.If you fancy some time with me I can offer:INSTRUCTION- introducing or improving mountaineering or climbing skills summer or winter in ScotlandGUIDING- climbing or mountaineering on classic routes or hidden gems summer or winter in ScotlandNATIONAL GOVERNING BODY AWARDS- CWI CWDI RCI RCDI FC DC and FUNdas 1-3TECHNICAL ADVICE and STAFF TRAINING- I can offer expert advice on systems and staff training for mountain related activities and climbing walls.I prefer red wine or gin to whisky have a couple of strong black coffees a day and enjoy cooking for the family to wind down.It costs nothing to ask a question so if you want to know more then drop me a line.Al
I began climbing whilst at school in Bristol. I distinctly remember my first day in the Avon Gorge because the Council blew up Teatime Ledge! A year later Id bought a pair of EBs a harness & a rope & was already �instructing younger pupils. The school took regular trips to Eryri so I was also introduced to the mountains early on. My third walk was across Crib Goch: I dont think Id ever been so frightened but somehow I kept calm & continued. Its hardly surprising therefore that I decided to study at Bangor University but I spent my summers instructing climbing & canoeing in the USA. Instructing led me into teaching & I was lucky because Avon LEA paid for me to do my NGB awards in climbing hill-walking & canoeing. Theyd be glad to know that their investment paid off as I continued to do this throughout 30 years of teaching whether it was preparing pupils for the infamous Ten Tors paddling the Avon & Wye abseiling down the Sea Walls or completing DoEA expeditions in Eryri & The Lake District. I pursued the MCI to take my son multi-pitch climbing safely & didnt foresee the doors it would subsequently open. When I looked for a way to escape teaching a new path presented itself as I was offered work training prospective MLs & RCIs. I really enjoy this work as I get to meet so many enthusiastic people who want to share their love of the mountains & after 40 years in the hills I have a wealth of experience to draw on to answer their questions. Being able to take folk to the more secluded areas of Eryri than they might be familiar with is also gratifying.Climbing & hill-walking teaching & instructing have been inextricably entwined in my life for over 40 years. They have taken me all over the world & made me many lifelong friends. I still bump into ex-pupils & their huge smiles tell me that my career choice was a good one for in many cases it has changed lives for the better forever. But then I knew that because its my story too.
I have been extensively climbing and mountaineering since 2005 but was brought up in the hills and on the crags as my Dad was also an instructor. Since getting back into climbing and mountaineering I have travelled all over the world pursing my passion. I feel totally content and relaxed in the mountains and love trying to impart the joy of being in the outdoors on others. Since following the MIA pathway I have introduced lots of people to a new hobby be that trad climbing or hillwalking. I get most fulfilment from seeing people who I have instructed going out and sending me pictures of them on their journeys.
Since completing my ML training in 1997 Ive been using the Mountain Training Awards to introduce and train others in the great outdoors. Holding these awards have led to work and travel that has taken me to all kinds of wild places around the world with all sorts of interesting people. I am currently based in North Wales where I am Head of Outdoor Education at St Davids College overseeing an incredible programme of adventurous expeditions and activities including some MT courses. Outside of work Im an active travelling climber and mountaineer - you can see what Im up to currently at my website blog: www.mountainlifestyle.co.uk
Ive been working in the Scottish Highlands as an instructor since 2011 and have built up qualifications over that time. I love teaching skills so folk can become independent in the mountains and can start go on their own adventures safely. I enjoy a variety of work from guiding mountaineering routes in the Cuillin to teaching rock climbing and delivering Mountain Leader courses to new instructors.Ive been a member of Oban Mountain Rescue Team since 2013 and Im the training office and one of the callout managers. Its something I enjoy being part of and helping train up some quite specialist skills like avalanche rescue and technical rigging. Over the last few years Ive been doing lots of work with affinity groups and raising awareness on the range of barriers that might prevent access to the outdoors. Increasing visibility and access is something Im really passionate about and work on both in the hills as well as delivering talks and writing articles. When Im not working in the hills I love getting out to explore new areas through a cool scramble or long rock climb and even better if its mixed with a bit of mountain biking!
I am an enthusiastic Mountaineering Instructor working year-round in the Highlands. I'm lucky enough to call Fort William home and you will either find me out for myself through Scottish Mountain Skills or working freelance for other providers teaching or guiding in the mountains. When not working I can be found rock, winter or alpine climbing around the world.
I work for Joint Services Mountain Training Center in Ballachulish.
Experienced Mountaineering Instructor and Technical Expert with 35 years working and playing in the Mountains Climbing walking and sharing my love of the Mountains with others. I have a particular passion for introducing Young people to the Mountains and for making our sport more inclusive. Mountaineering Ireland Course Director for full range of Mountain training Awards. Climbing for All Course Provider and Technical Expert. Casual Staff Tollymore National Outdoor Centre Former President Mountaineering Ireland 2016-2021.MI Rep On MTUKI 2017-2021IOSH Managing Safely.
Hello!Certified Mountain Leader Rock Climbing Instructor & Expedition Leader from London UK.I have worked walked climbed and scrambled all over the world leading hundreds of expeditions to beautiful and wild places. Driven by a passion for mountaineering exploration and the natural world I love nothing more than to share this with people. Reaching far corners of the UK Australia China and America specialising in backcountry wilderness backpacking and climbing trips.
I am a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor based in the Lake District England. I own and run Lakes Adventure which specialises in climbing experiences and courses.
I manage a programme of adventurous activities across two residential centres. With three full time instructors and a team of freelance instructors. I develop our activities write procedures and risk assessments deliver staff training and site specific activity sign offs. We deliver activities to residential and commercial groups. I am in charge of our AALA license keeping processes up to date and overseeing the maintenance of kit.I am the BMC Access Rep for Gower I work with landowners climbers key stakeholders and members of the public to enable sustainable safe and environmentally sensitive access to climbing venues across Gower peninsula. Relaying information to and from the relevant national BMC committees decision-making and dissemination to the climbing community.I also help organise the BMC Gower climbing festival.
Based in Llanberis, Eryri (North Wales), if I am not already out working in the mountains, I spend most of my spare time walking, scrambling or climbing there. So if you are ready to come and join me for an awesome adventure together, feel free to contact me! Professional Qualifications: Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, Summer Mountain Leader, Rock Climbing Instructor and REC Advanced Outdoor First Aid, Padlesport Instructor / Foundation Safety Rescue Training
With many years of experience in outdoor education. I run Ascension Adventures and deliver climbing hiking and mountaineering activities in Snowdonia the Lake District South West of England and in Scotland for all levels.
I have been involved in Climbing and Mountaineering from a very young age and have worked in the Outdoor Industry for over 20 years.As well as being a Climbing and Mountaineering Instructor i am a provider of BCA Cave and Vertical Leader Courses NCC Guide Award Courses and i am an TA for the RLSS and SLSA Wales. My Professional Experience is diverse with many years working in outdoor centres young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and students from an international background. I am currently Head of Atlantic Experience based at UWC Atlantic in South Wales.As well as my work at the college i am a provider of training NGB awards and technical expertise and advice to a range of organisations.I am passionate about providing high quality outdoor experiences and enabling others to be able to provide this.I have taken my passion to all corners of the globe having Kayaked on multi day expeditions in the West Coast of the USA Climbed extensively around Europe and also in the US and have combined both of those passions in my Caving Canyoning and Coasteering in many parts of the UK and Europe.
I am a full-time freelance outdoor instructor based in Snowdonia North Wales. In the winter months I work as a ski and telemark instructor in Verbier Switzerland. http://betweenskiingandclimbing.blogspot.co.uk/
I divide my year between the UK Asia and Canada. I am a full member of AMI MTA PRCA and am also a certified FPE inspector rope work technician and qualified A-HEMS rescue aircrew technician. I have run my company since 1992 and hold a current AALA licence for young persons adventure activities. I have been involved professionally in the outdoor adventure industry since leaving college. Having worked for a range of companies providing outdoor activities constructing adventure courses organising adventure expeditions I now run my own company consulting in the same industry. I pride myself in my reputation which I credit to my staff and our unique teamwork and friendship. My personal time is spent between alpine climbing running and improving my skiing!
I am passionate about outdoor instruction and passing on what I have learned to other people.I want to inspire people to realise their own dreams in the outdoors to become self sufficient so that they can enjoy the freedom of the outdoors as much as I do.QualificationsI am a qualified Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor and member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors.Mountain Leader (MLS).Single Pitch award (SPA).Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (MCI)Multi-Pitch Award (MPA).Climbing Coaching Award (FCA).Development climbing coach trained (DCA).Leave No Trace Provider.Remote Emergency Care Level 4 (First Aid).Cardiac First Responder (first aid).
Work: The common thread in all the work that Im lucky enough to spend my time doing is the teaching of mountaineering skills to others and guiding people in all conditions all year round. I consider myself to be good at understanding what stage people are at in their exploration of the outdoors and am capable of working out effective ways to get them to where they want to be. I live in the Peak District where I run my company Adventure Expeditions which specialises in providing high quality private courses guiding Duke of Edinburgh Awards and outdoor activities. I also work training and assessing mountain leaders and climbing instructors and provide climbing courses and guided climbing walking and scrambling throughout the summer. In winter I spend my time running winter skills courses guided ice climbing navigation courses and generally enjoying being out in the Scottish mountains normally in the Cairngorms or Glen Coe areas. Play:What its all about! I got into the work through a love of the activities through making plenty of the good old fashioned mistakes and even inventing a few new ones... I love long distance walking running and all forms of climbing (apart from aid-climbing!). I strive to push myself to go that little bit further in all the strange activities we get up to in the mountains. Im always planning the next challenge - Next on the horizon is the Cassin Route on the Piz Badille in Switzerland but this will be the third time of heading out with this route in mind!... Third time lucky maybe? Then Winters on the horizon and Ive got my eye on Central Grooves in Stob Coire nan Lochan and White Magic in Sneachda amongst many other classics Im yet to do if psychological and climatic conditions are favourable!If you have a goal in mind and theres adventure involved I believe I have some good skills and plenty of enthusiasm to help you along the way. Andy
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 love the outdoors and I'm keen to share this gift with others via the skills and experiences I've gained doing various Mountain Training Awards. My ultimate outdoor experiences include anything from gentle hill walks through to climbs or runs at my limit and almost anything in between. I specifically love the outdoors for the ever-changing light for broad expanses of sky / mountains / ocean ideally with a bit of native forestry in the middle distance for perspective. My outdoor interests include cycling, climbing, walking and running, which Ive been lucky enough to pursue in the UK and across six continents over the last 30 years. Get in touch if I can help with any of your outdoor goals.
Sam Marsland Mountaineering Instructor based in The Lake District & Scotland I instruct full time under the business name Lake District Mountaineering and I am also available for private guiding in summer and winter I hold a BA Hons degree in Outdoor Leadership and I hold the WMCI and MCI qualifications
I work as the climbing Development Officer for Active Stirling who are a sports trust that deliver sport activities on behalf of Stirling Council. I manage the Climbing wall at the Peak in Stirling and also work with Climbers schools and clubs to develop climbing mountaineering and the outdoors in the Stirlingshire area. I love what I am able to do and helping to develop people to enjoy the outdoors especially climbing which I absolutely love
Where to start...? I am mad passionate about the great outdoors. For me my main passions have only come as recent as the last few years. I now freelance as an outdoor instructor trying to inspire others into the outdoors.Before this I was serving in HM Royal Marines. It was always my dream and goal to get my green lid and become a Royal Marines Commando.I think my sense of adventure and travelling where really the underlying agendas to signing up and joining the corps. I had some great adventure training packages doing via ferratta white water rafting skiing and climbing. However i never pursued any of these sports and focused mainly on football. In 2008 after deploying to Afghanistan for the second time I was injured on patrol one day in December losing my left foot to an IED from that point my life took a slightly different direction.After this I found a huge love for the mountains. I try to go out walking as much as possible and have definitely have the bug for climbing.After leaving the marines i began working my through the Mountain Training Awards. I did my MLS training at the Brenin and absolutely loved it. The instructors were so informative and dead chilled out.I have done my CWA SPA and went on to do my MLS Assessment at PyB.If Im not working I will be found cragging walking biking or running.
I began working in the outdoor industry in 2005 as a volunteer Instructor for Greenhill YMCA before going on to do a year as a trainee instructor in Tollymore National Outdoor Centre. After my time in Tollymore I went on to work as a freelance outdoor instructor working for a variety of providers throughout the UK and Ireland.During this time I worked my way through the mountain training awards eventually attaining the WMIC in 2014. This award allows me to work throughout the UK and Ireland in both summer and winter instructing all aspects of climbing and mountaineering.In 2014 I established Jonny Parr Climbing and now split my time between running summer climbing and mountaineering in Northern Ireland with occasional trips to Skye and winter climbing and mountaineering trips throughout the Scottish Highlands.
Hi Im a climbing wall manager and outdoor instructor working for places leisure in both a group support role and as manager of their Wyre forest site. I also work as a freelance mountain leader and rock climbing instructor passing on my enthusiasm for the great British outdoors
Highlands based MCI and WML
I am a freelance mountain instructor working out of Balquhidder.
I am a keen hill walker mountaineer and climber. I'm extremely active in all three of these sports and have accumulated a wealth of experience stretching back to my first notable adventure in to the mountains in 1992 (Austrian Alps). In pursuit of these activities I have travelled throughout Britain as well as further a field in places such as the Alps the Andes South-East Asia North and East Africa. I currently hold the Summer Mountain Leader Award (MLS) the Winter Mountain Leader Award (MLW) the Rock Climbing Instructor Award (RCI) the Climbing Wall Leading Award (CWLA) and the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award (MCI). I am also a degree graduate with a BSc (Hons) in Geography & Sport. As an instructor my primary role is to give people an enjoyable and safe time; ultimately aiming to provide a fantastic sense of adventure whilst climbing or in the mountains and also help people to learn a great deal in the process. I have been instructing for over a decade now and still enjoy every moment. My work is diverse and extremely rewarding with my customers and clients always unfailingly inspiring interesting and enjoyable to be around.
Instructor based in Wicklow primarily working on the East coast of Ireland. HikeandClimb offers a wide breadth of rock climbing courses/experiences mountaineering skills courses NGB training/assessments and much more. My personal interest is mountain running and sports climbing but Im keen on both trad/bouldering also. The HIkeandClimb mission statement is to provide a safe environment where folks can follow their curiosity and create new experienced. https://hikeandclimb.ie/
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.
I am a full time instructor living in the mountains of North Wales with my wife Kate and our 4 children. I have climbed around the world and seen many beautiful places but love living and working in the mountains of Snowdonia.I took up rock climbing as a teenager and have been climbing ever since. I love adventurous climbing favourite rock climbs are routes like the Old Man of Hoy big multi pitch routes on Cloggy or Gogarth. Winter Climbing for me captures the adventure element that I love the short days sunsets cold crisp air and the uncertainty of catching the routes in condition all combine to give a magical experience. Trips to the Alps manage to combine the best of each warm sunny rock blue skies soaring snow aretes and steep ice - often all in one day! I have been lucky enough to climb classics like the Matterhorn Frendo Spur North Face of the Grande Jorasses Mont Blanc and many more. I visit the Alps for fun with friends a couple of times each year for ski mountaineering and climbing and have also climbed in the States Norway the Himalaya Africa and across Europe.
Director of Outdoor Education at The Abbey School in Reading
I registered on the Mountain Training scheme in 2000. Since then I have progressed through the awards currently holding the Mountaineering Instructor (MIA) and Mountain Leader Winter (MLW) awards and am working towards the Mountaineering Instructor Certificate (MIC). I have climbed extensively in the UK with a passion for Mountainous or adventurous locations and adventures; I have also traveled and or climbed in many remote locations and led expeditions to Denali Greenland Morocco and Mongolia.
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 started climbing at the age of 9 when I went on a 6 week course at Huddersfield Climbing Wall. From then onwards climbing became my life and I have been fortunate enough to travel all over the UK with it. During my teens I went on several trips to the Alps and at 16 I climbed Kilimanjaro. In my 20s I moved to Cornwall and climbed on nearly every cliff down there ticking off some of the most classic climbs along the way. Im now based in the Lake District and work part time as a Senior Instructor for Outward Bound as well as running my own Mountaineering Instruction business.I started my journey towards becoming an instructor in 2009 when I went on my SPA training in the Lakes. I now hold the RCI Summer Mountain Leader Winter Mountain Leader and Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor qualifications. Im also just embarking on my journey through the coaching qualifications as well as gaining experience towards WMCI and IML.
Having gained my Mountain Leader Award in 2002 I have been actively working in the outdoors for many successive years. Whenever I feel skills fade starting to set in I move on to the next level of qualifications. I have thoroughly enjoyed the process of going through the qualifications then consolidating my skills both through working in Outdoor Education centers and leading overseas expeditions.
Dan is a mountain leader rock climbing instructor climbing wall instructor and climbing wall development instructor provider. 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.
Full time WMCI & IML holder. My mountaineering work is primarily through Scotch on the Rocks Guiding - sotrg.co.ukI also direct my own business - Trail Running Scotland - TrailRunningScotland.com
Hello! Im a Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor based on the edge of the Peak District. As such my work is varied and massively rewarding! I spend a fair bit of time working on the local Grit and Limestone helping people become better and more independent climbers. For 20 years I have been leading walks and running navigation courses not taking for granted the inspiring landscapes I call my office. I value being able to finish a days work in the Peak District and return to my family but enjoy getting around the UK from my central base. If I had to pick what I enjoy doing the most each year it would be guiding steep ice throughout Norway in the winter and working on the Cuillin Ridge in the Spring and Summer. I work as a Mountain Training Course Director for the Hill and Moorland Leader and Mountain Leader Qualifications and have been involved in the training and support of climbing instructors for various organisations. As such I offer staff training and technical advice to various high ropes courses and climbing walls supporting better provision for a range of client groups. I have a wide angle lensed view of our industry and have worked in technical industrial fields as well as recreational. I am an IRATA L2 technician and bring together knowledge from a range of applications to run an Abseil Events company alongside my Mountaineering Instruction. Im often found on the top of buildings and man made structures meeting the vision of demanding clients. I have been a Committee member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors for a number of terms representing and supporting fellow Mountaineering Instructors in co-opted and elected roles. I�m also a Cave Leader Paddlesport Coach and MTB leader. And I do enjoy a good road bike ride when I get a chance. But dont hold that against me...
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.
I have many passions for outdoor sports with climbing and mountaineering being at the top of the list after being introduced to the sport when I was 18. I am always looking for exciting adventures outside of my normal stomping ground of Swanage and Portland. Over recent years adventures have taken me to the all inspiring Yosemite National Park the mighty Dolomites and a rather chilly Rjukan.
Scott Kirkhope is the Director of Elite Guides. Based in Fort William Scotland, Elite Guides offers a wide range of high-quality mountain guiding and instructional courses. Ben Nevis Guides Skye Cuillin Ridge Guides and Glencoe Mountain Guides - offering Guided Rock Climbing Guided Scrambles and Winter Climbing Courses and Guided Winter Climbing. Scott has spent 20 years working in the outdoor sector in a range of roles from a Trainee instructor to a Senior Instructor at outdoor education centres before starting his own company. Scott is the current Development Officer for AMI.
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AMI members work to a Code of Professional Practice which ensures that all maintain the same high standards of operation.
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.
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The WMCI is the highest MTUKI award and Members must first hold the MCI. 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.
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