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.
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.
For the last thirty one years I have worked as an instructor coach and advisor the last fifteen of which I have been self-employed. In addition to my own company Sandwood Mountaineering Ltd work has been for a broad and varied range of clients from National Adventure Centres and Universities to Trekking/Mountaineering Companies Management Training Providers Logistics Oil and Seismic Companies based in the Middle East and the British and U.A.E Armed Forces. The seismic work has been for a variety of clients of various nationalities over a broad variety of terrain types and on both 2D and 3D projects. I have worked as a mountaineer and QC in Yemen Egypt and Kurdistan as well as the UK on both vehicle based and helicopter portable projects. For the last 27 years much of each winter has been spent in Scotland teaching winter mountaineering and climbing. The earlier part of this was for The Irish National Centre as well as other providers. For the last seven seasons I have worked full time for Jagged Globe Ltd. I am employed as a consultant and as a Technical Advisor for a number of companies and organisations most recently on a number of high profile projects in the City of LondonI have worked on a large number of MTA and MCI training and assessment courses and now run refreshers for ML and SPA awards. I am also currently the Midlands regional representative for the A.M.I
I live in Glasbury a small village near Hay-on-Wye on the outskirts of the Brecon Beacons National Park. I have been climbing hill walking and mountaineering for the last 25 years and hold the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award (the highest level of qualification for summer mountaineering in the UK) I also hold Winter Mountain Leader as well as a wide range of other qualifications. I am also a keen paddler and caver and have been known to go mountain biking on occasion. I run a business called Adventures With Will and we specialise in providing Mountain Training awards and Technical Advice.
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.
I have been enjoying working in the Outdoors for the last 10 years. My main work has been with The Outward Bound Trust alongside taking people to the tops of Munros of Scotland.I have successfully achieved my Mountaineering Climbing Instructor Award long time coming but one of the most fulfilling things I have done.
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.
I love the outdoors and mountains. I enjoy nothing more than encouraging others to enjoy the freedom and sense of achievement that a good day out in the hills and the great outdoors brings. Every day brings a different experience as the weather changes and people's expectations and abilities differ. I’ve met some great characters and made some good friends along the way. I am a professional Mountain Instructor and hold the Mountaineering Instructors Award (MIA) and a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors. I am also a qualified Winter Mountain Leader and aspirant MIC Technical Advisor and have been working in the Outdoor industry for the last 25 years. I have trained and assessed on both Mountain Leader awards (ML) and SPA awards and teaching, instructing, coaching and guiding in the outdoors is brilliant...
Having been involved with Mountain Training awards since I was 19 as a Trainee they have always been held in high regard in my mind for the instructor and leader to be involved with. They have industry value and respect and content developed from experience.Ive put the work in over the years into gaining the experience that would allow me to confirm my abilities against the Single Pitch Award the Mountain Leadership Awards of both summer and winter and the Mountaineering Instructor Award and Certificates. All of these awards have given me the opportunity to work with amazing people showing them the beauty and adventure of the British Outdoors.Im now lucky enough to be able to help train the next generation and provide some of these awards to others so that they may begin or continue their careers in the Adventure Industry.
I run the Highland Adventure School who run high quality skills courses tailored coaching and instruction in the Highlands of Scotland.
I use my MCI to introduce groups or individuals to outdoor climbing. I am based in the south of Scotland and I work in Scotland or Northern England to find the perfect location to introduce multipitch climbing. I particularly enjoy Langdale Borrowdale and Glencoe.I teach weekly climbing classes to children aged 8 to 12 years.I enjoy leading hill walks and scrambles particularly on the Cuillin in Skye and in the Scottish Highlands.I also teach navigation and hill skills to adults and young people.
I am a teacher of Outdoor Education who is passionate about introducing people to climbing,mountains and the great outdoors. During the week I teach in a school in the West Midlands taking young people walking, climbing, mountaineering as well as kayaking canoeing and gorge scrambling. I also teach and coach at Sport Martley climbing wall. I have always been involved in the outdoors and have worked in Tanzania - where Kilimanjaro was my job as well as in Ethiopia where I completed a number of big walking expeditions through the Semien Mountains following routes that few before had walked. I love the outdoors and helping to get people active in the mountains and hills in the UK.
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.
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
Hi, I’m Nic, an outdoor professional with nearly two decades of experience working in remote and challenging environments. I’ve guided in Greenland and Finland with The Polar Academy and deliver paddlesport training and assessments across the Middle East. I’m a qualified Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (MCI), and I’m focused on helping people build confidence and skills in the outdoors. Whatever your goal, I’m here to support you on the journey.
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/
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
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 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.
Based in North Wales. I am a qualified and current MCI and WML. I have a particular interest in scrambling and mountaineering, and training/instructing people to be safe, independent and self-sufficient in the mountains of the UK.
Mountaineering Instructor and Climbing Coach based in Edinburgh. I can offer tailored winter climbing, winter skills, rock climbing, scrambling, hillwalking and navigation training and guided days. CWA, SPA, HML, ML and WML refreshers available. Based in Edinburgh, activities and venues can be tailored to you throughout Scotland and Northern England. I have experience in offering technical advice to various volunteer and commercial organisations and can offer these services. Please feel free to contact me for more information!
Born and bred in the beautiful mountains of Slovakia, mountains and mountaineering are in my blood. What began as a hobby, very soon became a career. Apart from teaching adults and children, delivering indoor and outdoor climbing courses I now train and assess people to become instructors. I give Technical Advice to numerous small climbing walls and youth centres, routes set and look after the delivery of climbing sessions in 7 schools across London. For my own climbing, whether its ice climbing in Norway, scrambling in Wales, big wall climbing in Yosemite, mountaineering in the Alps, or pushing my grade in sports or traditional climbing I love it all! Climbing has given me many unforgettable experiences and pushed me to my limits and beyond, giving me a sense of achievement and allowing me to explore the beauty of nature as I go. As an instructor, I hope to help people enjoy themselves and come home feeling as inspired and passionate about the outdoor life and climbing as I do giving them the chance to have fun and be challenged in safe hands as they learn. As a trainer I hope to pass on my experience and inspire new instructors entering the industry.
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.
Ive always enjoyed being in the outdoors walking and climbing was a way I could spend more time outside. Walking led to winter walking and mountaineering and rock climbing led to winter climbing and Alpinism. After taking my first flight to South Africa when I was 17 I also began to travel widely together with my interest in the outdoors travel ignited my interest in physical geography. I began to go on expeditions which led to me becoming an expedition leader as well as travelling to various mountain ranges around the world for high altitude mountaineering and ski touring. I continue to explore challenge myself in the mountains and on the crags and spend time experiencing different mountain cultures around the world.
The school I went to was a big sporting school and had no outdoor education programme. As a result I spent most of my early years playing rugby and cricket. It wasnt until I started teaching that I thought about the outdoors and its potential in education. The Centre belonging to the LEA I worked for were offering some excellent subsidised training courses. When I enquired about the Mountain Leadership Course it was recommended to me to do a climbing course as it would help with my ropework skills. As a result I found myself on my first days climbing on a multi pitch route at Wintours Leap wearing big mountaineering boots. We did an alternative last pitch with a 5a finish and at the end I was totally exhausted but completely hooked. The other candidates and instructors on the course became lifelong friends and climbing companions and I spent every spare minute of the next 8 years climbing mountaineering and skiing. In march 1990 I was a very proud man sat in Martin Burrows-Smiths office at the Lodge when he told me I had passed my WMCI. Climbing completely changed my life and took me to places I never thought I would or could go. I also hope that it has changed the life of many young people and adults who directly or indirectly have been affected by my work as an Mountaineering Instructor
I am a mountaineering and climbing instructor based in the South west, day to day covering Cornwall and Devon but regularly travelling further afield. I work with a range of people introducing them to the delights of sea cliff climbing, helping them climb their dream routes and teaching to lead or develop their climbing on single or multi-pitch routes. I also spend a lot of time on the hills, walking, scrambling and working on the Mountain Training schemes to support folks journey to becoming instructors.
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.
Come and join me rock climbing scrambling navigating learning new winter skill climbing a winter climb trekking in the Alps of Europe or getting some personal climbing coaching. My passion is the outdoors and coaching instructing and teaching others in this environment in whatever aspect they want to develop. On top of the qualifications I have listed below I am also a Qualified Teacher having spent 8 years teaching Geography.I hold the Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (WMCI) the International Mountain Leader Award (IML) and the Development Coach Award. This allows me to take you into technical terrain in the UK summer and winter be it mountaineering or climbing as well as walking and the IML allows me to lead trekking routes in Europe.In the process of getting this award I have completed my Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) Summer and Winter Mountain Leader Award (ML) and my Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award (MCI). This equates to 40 days training 32 days assessment and a minimum of around 350 days walking scrambling and climbing. I am also a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) and am the Development Officer for this organisation. Most importantly however I truly love my job. Call it what you will but teaching instructing coaching or guiding in the outdoors is brilliant. Every day is different as the weather changes the routes vary and peoples abilities ages and expectations differ. Please feel free to get in contact with me so that we can discuss how I can help you fulfil your outdoor ambitions. In the unlikely event that I cannot be the one to help you I will certainly put you in touch with someone who can.
I have been climbing mountaineering and instructing for over years 25 years.I have lived worked and travelled throughout much of the world and I currently live in Snowdonia.Im based in Llanberis North Wales and provide all aspects of Mountaineering Instruction and Guiding in Snowdonia and Scotland all year round. I offer rock climbing scrambling and mountaineering courses in summer and winter in both Wales Scotland and adventures overseas to places like Morocco and the Himalaya.I am an Accreditied Practioner of Outdoor Learning (APIOL) I hold the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (MCI) Winter Mountain Leader Award (MLW) I am an approved MTC Course Provider and a qualified Further Education tutor. A full member of The Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) and North Wales Regional Co-ordinator for The Mountain Training Association (MTA).If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Please forgive me if you dont receive an immediate response as Im probably out on the hill but will respond as soon as I can.
I have been mountaineering and climbing since around 1983 when I was a member of a group of 6th form college friends who started climbing. We didnt know what we were doing ............. With some tuition from college staff we gained some knowledge. 17 years in the Royal Engineers enabled me to gain experience qualifications and work in the climbing and mountaineering field. I was able to take part in or organise climbing expeditions to a variety of overseas destinations as well as run a Nordic ski racing team and the Joint Services Mountain Training Centre in Ballachulish. On leaving the Services I worked in youth expeditioning for 10 years firstly with my own company then with Outlooks Expeditions latterly as their Technical Director. During this time I was again on overseas expeditions. I spent 4 1/2 years as the Highland Council / High Life Highland Outdoor Education Officer - which was an enlightening experience. Since 2018 I have worked as a freelance Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor with my own clients as well as Glenmore Lodge West Coast Mountain Guides Jagged Globe Dubh Mor and Scottish Rock and Water. I also lead overseas expeditions for Jagged Globe. I have met and worked with some amazing colleagues and clients and feel extremely privileged to still be doing so. In my spare time (as I try not to work full time!) I am a member of Stirling Triathlon Club represent Great Britain in my age group and am a level 2 Triathlon Coach.
I am passionate about introducing people to wild places. I believe nature is the finest teacher and once someone has discovered that they are capable of more than they might have thought there is no going back. I offer Outdoor Education delivery and consultation to schools and youth organisations and personal development adventures for individuals and businesses. Based in Cornwall but I operate across the UK and internationally. Full member of AMI, Mountain Training Tutor, Member of the Outdoor Education Advisors Panel and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Im a keen climber and mountaineer. Ive been a qualified MCI since 2013 and I use the skills gained through this award on a daily basis in my work. The main reason I went down the MCI route was to give me variety in my work and also to be able to work with people as they progressed.
Introduced to the outdoors via a crash course in Cross country skiing and winter survival as part of my DofE Gold expedition it was inevitable that I would lean towards a more action filled personal life. I have broadened my personal experiences by climbing and walking as part of expeditions across much of Europes mountain ranges and further afield. These emboldening experiences include early yet formative winter expeditions to the Hardangervidda in Norway the Caucasus in South Russia. Wilderness trekking through the Sud Tirol and Dolomites. Summer Alpine ascents of major Swiss and French alps. Multiple free ascents of classic Yosemite and Tuolumne routes. Multiple bouldering excursions to Fountainblau not to mention innumerable trip/routes across the major UK mountain regions in both summer and winter.Since 2009. I have endeavored to pass my passion for the outdoors over to school children from around the Sheffield area. As a secondary school teacher I have looked to embed outdoor experiences into their development and happily see rapid development in all participants. Mountain walking and outdoor climbing nurture confidence social and environmental awareness team skills and personal reflection - whats not to agree with?Next step MIA and IML!
I have worked in the outdoors since 1985. I have had the privilege of instructing in numerous countries. I ran an outdoor company in Morocco for 20 years and then in France for 6 years. More recently I have been running an adventure therapy programme for displaced young people in the Kurdish Region of Iraq.I am now based in South Wales where I do freelance instructing and I continue to make regular journeys to Iraq and other countries to develop outdoor activities in these places.Having the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award has helped me to branch out into areas of work that more fully explore peoples potential. I love seeing people achieve far more than they thought possible and being an MCI gives me the professional background to discover and unlock hidden potential and talents.Developing the adventure therapy programme in Kurdistan has been a real challenge. I have drawn upon years of experience in different contexts - both in the outdoors and in the humanitarian sector. It is probably the most exciting thing I have been involved in.
Dave Sanderson holds Winter ML and MIA. He has worked extensively in outdoor centres and schools delivering adventure programmes outdoor instructor training personal development and technical advice. He loves mountains rivers and meat pies.
I got my first taste of the UK mountains as an Air Cadet in the Lakes aged 15. The staff were all Mountain Leaders and after that week thats what I wanted to be. At 18 I moved to South Wales to start an apprenticeship in an Outdoor Centre and from there I never looked back!After a move to North Wales to study for a BSc in Geography I passed my ML in 2005 but by then Id also had a good taste of Scottish winter and the Alps and suddenly it was about climbing and mountaineering too. Along the way since then I have been lucky enough to work all over the UK and worldwide. In 2015 for example I climbed classic ice routes on the Ben rock routes on North faces in the Alps skied 4000m peaks summited Kilimanjaro whilst working and did some guiding in Nepal. This is very typical of my life and 2023 was finally back to that same sort of normality. Nowadays as a qualified WMCI and IML I work with lots of young people and teach mountain skills to adults; navigation climbing and mountaineering. I am still learning myself everyday and I look forward to the challenge the change in the seasons bring.I love working with people and seeing them develop. Its a journey for us all but thats how I like it.
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.
Freelance Mountaineering Instructor currently living in Oxford but able to work all over the UK.Email - mark@climbwest.comMobile - 07708 733017
Hi, I'm Dan a North Wales-based climber mountaineer and outdoor pursuits instructor. I have about 7 years of experience instructing and coaching climbing with a variety of ages and abilities. Climbing and the outdoors are a lifestyle choice for me and I love to share my knowledge and experience with others.I can offer coaching and instruction anywhere in the North Wales area and further afield given sufficient notice. I love both traditional and sport climbing and have climbed up to E7 and F8a. I also enjoy Alpine climbing- highlights include the Italian Ridge of the Matterhorn and the Southeast Ridge of the Zinalrothorn. Over the next 5 years, I hope to work towards my MIA (Mountain Instructor Award) as a means to introduce people to the life-changing experiences made possible through climbing and adventure.UKC Profile: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/profile.php?id=114420
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
As a professional mountaineering instructor expedition leader and polar guide Scott has extensive experience of operating in some of the world s most remote and challenging environments. He has a particular passion for cold places and has spent the last 12 years guiding scientific film/tv and commercial expeditions within Antarctica and the Arctic.He has worked on media projects for the BBC National Geographic Apple TV Amazon Prime and Channel 4 as both a safety team lead and a rope rigging specialist.Scott has climbed all over the world including successfully guiding a team to the summit of Mount Everest in 2023. Other expeditions have taken him to the South Pole Alaska Mongolia Chile Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Tajikistan Svalbard Greenland and throughout the European Alps.His qualifications include a BA Hons degree in Management Summer and Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (WMCI) IPGA International Polar Guide Rescue 3 Rope Rescue Technician Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and FREC 3 First Responder.
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 Edinburgh 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 a 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.)
I live in Castle Douglas a small town in Kirkcudbrightshire in southern Scotland. My main business for many years has been the guiding agency ANDES which has been trading since January 1992 running expeditions in the highest mountains of South America. I also climb ski-mountaineer splitboard and instruct in Scotland. Usually up north in the Highlands during the winter most years for a week or two on Skye and often locally on the excellent granite sea cliffs in Galloway (to escape the midges!!) in the summer. Im available for guiding and instructing anywhere in theory but not really places with lots of midges.Since 1996 I have also written and published unique guidebooks to the Andes which have now been translated into French Spanish Czech and Polish. I have also made the first ascents of several Andean peaks including seven 6000m+ peaks and eight 5000m+ peaks plus about twenty new routes on 5000m+ peaks in the Andes.
I was about 11 the first time I went climbing. That was on Idwal Slabs in North Wales. Coming from the West Midlands there werent many opportunities to go climbing outside and so I stored up in my mind that I would take the next opportunity that came my way. That arrived in the form of Leeds University climbing club. From then on my life changed. Since then Ive enjoyed every aspect of the sport including trad climbing sport climbing bouldering and competing for team GB. Its taken me all round the world and stand out places to climb for me are Arapiles in Australia the Needles in California USA and sport climbing in the south of France. When I figured out that there was a way to make climbing my career Ive really never looked back.
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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.
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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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