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.
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.
I started my working life as a fireman...I have always sought out adventure!! Later I became a teacher in secondary schools and quickly got involved with the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. In order to oversee this work I took and passed the summer and winter Mountain Leader Awards. I used these skills to take school groups all over Europe - each year we did a big trek....Tour of Mont Blanc; Pyrenean High Level Route; Corsican High Level Route (GR20) and Alta Via 1 and 2 in the Dolomites to name a few. At this time whilst walking and backpacking every weekend I started to develop a passion for Rock Climbing which has become all consuming. In the 1990s I passed the MIA and the MIC qualifications and have used these to train and develop generations of climbers. I love the sport as much as the day i started and still have a massive ticklist to work through! Too many guidebooks and too little time! I love running MTE courses in rock climbing skills and look forward to the new Rock skills development in 2019. Please give me a ring if you think I can help you. Jon
Ive been a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (MCI) since 2006. Based in the wonderful Wye Valley Im an active personal climber and enjoy all sorts of climbing - whether its pushing my onsight envelope redpointing a sports route adventurous climbing on committing sea cliffs or new routing on my local crags. The pleasure is in the process as much as the result.Theres equally big satisfaction in helping people achieve the things they thought were beyond them. Thats why I love instructing and guiding people both around my local crags and further afield.Whether youd like an introduction to outdoor sport climbing need guiding on some classic multipitch trad or want to learn to lead - get in touch to find out how I can help you achieve your climbing goals.
I moved to North Wales in 1991 (when I was 21) and immediately discovered Mountains! Before this I lived in Leicester and worked in an office - so the location and the job limited my opportunities somewhat! I realised they were a great places to go for personal enjoyment and also to use to engage with the groups I was working with. My first job in North Wales was with young adults with learning difficulties (for MENCAP). I have worked in various social worker type roles since then for both public and private sector and have continued to use the outdoor environment to engage with people. I now travel all over the world regularly taking groups up Kilimanjaro and into the High Atlas mountains of Morocco as well as running and supporting various courses in beautiful Snowdonia.Working in such a wonderful place and being able to share my passion and respect for the mountains makes me feel really fortunate!
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 started climbing and mountaineering at 14. I have climbed and led expeditions all over the world on six continents. I train and assess HML ML and I am one the UKs most experienced SPA providers having trained and assessed on over 100 courses.I live in Sheffield but spend my winters in Scotland.I am also a qualified photojournalist and was lucky enough to accompany and photograph Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker on their legendary American Wideboyz road trip which culminated in their ascent of the hardest off-width rock climb in the world.
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.
I first tried rock climbing when I was 11 years old. I had no idea that I would spend the rest of my life climbing. Things worked out well! Based in North Wales I spend most of my working time in the mountains climbing scrambling walking as well and kayaking and canoeing and working on national governing body awards. I spend most of my time off on adventures.
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.
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Mark Chadwick is a well respected and qualified Guide, Instructor and coach in the outdoor industry. His passion for the outdoors has taken him all over the world climbing and exploring. His base is in the Highland village of Aviemore, where he works for half of the year at the Scottish National Outdoor Centre Glenmore Lodge. The other half is devoted to running his business getting out guiding and enjoying the outdoors as much as possible His qualifications are internationally recognised and respected and with over fifteen years working in the outdoors his knowledge, understanding and ability to teach and coach is first rate. Mark holds the IFMGA / UIAGM International Mountain Guides qualification as well as the Mountain Instructor Certificate the highest international and national awards in the world and UK for mountain based activities. You will be in safe hands with Mark on the hill or on the water as he is certified as a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and an Advanced Swift Water Rescue Technician. He�s also a member of Glenmore Lodge Mountain Rescue Team and he has spent a number of years Ski Patrolling. Mark is happiest when he is out enjoying the mountains, sea or rivers either with clients or with friends. He carries a real passion for his work and this shows in his delivery. Clients are guaranteed a fun, educational and memorable time no matter what the course, even if we can't guarantee the weather!
Andy is a Full-time Instructor backed by over 30 years as a Teacher (GTCS Registered) member of Mountain Rescue Scotland (former Team Training Officer) and in his early years as a centre Instructor.
An active instructor with 30 years experience in aspects of summer winter and alpine regions.
I am a highly qualified and experienced event organiser mountain guide and safety professional. I am the director of Dave Talbot Ltd - https://davetalbot.net/ I have a wide and varied breadth and depth of experience gained over the past 22 years and use it to work as a technical advisor for large organisations. To date my events have made over �7 million for charities around the UK and Europe. I have worked for the BBC Touching the Void The Royal British Legion Channel 4 Boots Suzuki PWC Hyundai Jaguar/Land Rover and others creating brand events building events in remote locations mountain guiding around the world filming and performing safety work. I have been featured in the BBC �Coast� series several times climbing new routes for the cameras and presenting on different shows. In 2014 I ran the event that launched the Geneva Motor Show for Jaguar/Land Rover this combined all of my skills from logistics to health and safety and creativity. In 2015 I was sponsored by Suzuki to ride from the UK to Slovenia on motorbikes and take a BBC presenter up the north face of Triglav and self film the whole project. More recently I�ve just been sponsored by Montane to make a film about climbing Mt Kenya and speed climbing Kilimanjaro.More information on my filming safety work and projects can be found here - https://davetalbot.net/tv-and-film-safety/Details on my creative production and content work can be found here - https://davetalbot.net/adventurecontent/
I am an adept leader with various instructional developmental and teaching experiences. I am excellent at managing and facilitating learning in people and have a positive approach to life with a strong duty of care.
Climbing, mountaineering, caving, biking and running. Mostly employed at the University of Cumbria in Ambleside teaching outdoor degree students but still available for freelance work in the summer.
Vicky@chockstonemountaineering.co.uk
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.
I am a winter mountaineering and climbing instructor operating in North wales scotland and abroad
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
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.
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 discovered the Great Outdoors in the mid-eighties and have been a passionate and active rock & winter mountaineer/climber ever since. With a career which started over 40 years ago as an illustrator in the creative industries I have combined both outdoor instruction and creative work for the last 30 years. This has led me to travel and work extensively in the British Mountains enjoying the Welsh Scottish and English Crags as well as climbing widely in the mountains of Europe and further afield to the Greater Ranges of the Himalaya (India & Nepal) Kenya Iceland and Jordon. During this time I have proceeded to gain professional Mountain Instructor qualifications obtaining these during the late 80s and 90s. Over the years I have worked & gained experience both with adults and young people working on a range of adventurous outdoor activities from leading expeditions through to climbing & mountaineering courses. I have worked mainly as a freelance instructor with a number of outdoor & local authority Centres as well as private clientele both involving summer and winter skills.
An experienced mountaineering instructor providing courses and instruction across the South West and major mountain areas of the UK.RCI HML LL and ICA Course Director. Deliver refresher courses and skills courses for all aspects of summer mountaineering; climbing navigation and summer mountaineering instruction. AMI SW Representative - coordinating and organising a variety of CPD and social opportunities in support of the associations aims. MTA SW member and workshop delivery (former SW coordinator)Former Coach of the GB Paraclimbing Team - mindset and performance coaching for the team.Technical Advice - With a wealth of experience not only in climbing and mountaineering but in organisational development and training design from other aspect of my career; I offer services from ad hoc advice to full service packages including site specific training and assessment based on your needs current best practice and ensuring you can satisfy your legal duty of care. I am on the Adventure For All recommended Technical Adviser for Accessible Climbing register provide courses and workshops for Mountain Training (see above) the BMC AMI and MTA.In addition to mountaineering I have a wealth of experience in Leadership and personal development including; 10+ years Command experience in the Army Reserve including service in Afghanistan and the development of regionalised recruit training strategy. Operations management in a large adventure company delivering personal development and leadership training. I deliver a workplace coach education programme for students in higher education. I regularly deliver training and coaching workshops for corporate organisations universities colleges and schools. I am a certified Teacher (DET) master coach and member of the Chartered Management Institute.
Whilst a teenager I was introduced to the outdoors by being in the Scouts. I enjoyed rock climbing and hill walking along with many other activities such as kayaking and mountain biking. As a Uni student, I was offered the opportunity to undertake SPA Training and then ML Training. Whilst still at University I took the SPA assessment and then promptly started a career as a Police Officer which kept me busy. I managed to get out on days off but shifts made it difficult to continue with my hobbies. In 2005 I finally managed to get round to doing ML Assessment and in 2007 I finally left the Police and worked at a FE College teaching Outdoor Education. In 2009 and 2010 respectively I gained WML and MIA. In August 2018 I left teaching at a college to concentrate on my own business and with a bit more free time in Feb 2020 I finally achieved the WMCI. I now spend my time running Mountain Training and Royal Lifesaving Society courses as well as undertaking AALA inspections.
My name is Lou Tully and I am based in North Wales. I am a Mountain Leader course provider (Freedom Outdoors) and I regularly run training and assessment courses from my base at Capel Tanrallt (www.capeltanrallt.co.uk) and also out of Llanberis. I am always happy to chat through any questions that people might have. I also run navigation climbing and scrambling courses and bespoke days in the hills as well as on the coast.In winter I enjoy heading up to Scotland for some more reliable winter conditions. Please get in touch if you are interested in any winter related tuition or guiding- from winter walking skills to climbing.
I first moved to North Wales in 2011 I was on a voluntary scheme at an outdoor education centre. I quickly fell in love with the mountains and the multiple environments that were so accessible. I finished my degree in adventure education in 2013 and moved back to north Wales that summer. I then completed a second traineeship at another centre in the heart of Snowdonia. I never left North Wales and became a freelance outdoor instructor. Ive been working in all sorts of places since then in a lot of activities including sea level traversing coasteering canyoning gorge scrambling canoeing kayaking mountaineering (summer and winter) climbing mining and educational trips such as sea shore studys and river studys.I joined llanberis mountain rescue team in October 2015.
AMI Member, BAIML Member, Based in North West England operating in The Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Lancashire and the Peak District. Also guide individuals around crags in the South East of France
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 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.
Specialising in Adventure Sports Coaching, I hold the MIC award and my BCU Level 5 Inland Kayak award. My main emphasis is on developing skilled performances from those I work with through individualised coaching. Contact me for more information.
Ive been instructing for over 15 years and in addition to teaching skills Im also a Mountain Training Provider for the Mountain Leader Rock Climbing Instructor and Climbing Wall Instructor schemes as well as the Rock Skills and Mountain Skills schemes through my business Mountain Independence.I have also provided technical support for a number of projects including film and tv safety support on a number of occasions for BBC projects Channel 4 adventure films and promotional films filmed in the UK and abroad. Additionally I have worked rigging numerous Vertical Dance projects across the UK and provided mountain support for geo-seismic crews across Iraq and in Yemen.
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 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.
Freelance Mountaineering Instructor currently living in Oxford but able to work all over the UK.Email - mark@climbwest.comMobile - 07708 733017
Keith has a breadth and depth of experience in the outdoor industry gained over a 35yr career. Employment includes activity delivery at LEA outdoor education centres youth and corporate development work and the delivery of climbing courses and mountaineering awards at The National Mountain Centre Plas y Brenin. He is a committed climber and alpinist who has climbed extensively throughout the world to a high level. He delivers instruction and guiding in the UK in both summer and winter. Outdoor qualifications include the Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor and International Mountain Leader. Through his work on instructor training and assessment courses he has influenced the development of a large percentage of the UK's climbing instructors. He has worked on over 400 Mountain Training courses for a variety of providers.As a long standing member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) Keith sits on the AMI committee with responsibility for Professional Standards and is an AMI Trainee Workshop Trainer.
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.
Having grown up in Nepal I started hillwalking and mountaineering at a very early age. Reaching Everest base camp aged 10 I have had a passion for the mountains for a long time. Since moving back to Scotland I have completed a degree in Physiotherapy also a very useful skill to an outdoors person. I enjoy the outdoors whatever I am doing be it rock climbing canoeing sea kayaking or mountaineering. Www.hamletmountaineering.com
I have been climbing and mountaineering all my life. I have also worked as a ballet dancer teacher and run my own Tae Kwon Do school. Variety is the spice of life! I have climbed extensively across the UK Europe and Asia and have taught a wide variety of clients in many different situations. I teach people not just skills.I have spent the last 6 years working as a teacher of Physical Education in China and India working in some very well regarded International Schools as a Head of department. I have climbed and taught outdoor skills in some wild and wonderful places and am looking forward to extending my skills back in the UK.I am available for UK and foreign expedition leadership UK guiding of climbing and mountaineering and teaching of outdoor skills and leadership for all age groups.
Outdoor Education Youth Worker Geography Teacher Head of Outdoor Education and now a Local Education Authority Outdoor Education Adviser. My awards have been gained during my career journey to support and enhance the work that Ive been doing.Ive derived so much pleasure and enjoyment from being outdoors myself and am forever thankful to those who introduced me back when I was a snotty nosed long haired schoolboy: Day hikes; canoeing at Symonds Yat; walking trips to the Brecon Beacons; Ten Tors on Dartmoor and a week on Skye when I should have been revising for A Levels. All these experiences and those who led them are the reason I became a teacher and ultimately started collecting outdoor qualifications.My qualifications have allowed me to introduce and pass on my skills and knowledge to others. There are few things better than sharing and passing on your passion for something to others. What goes around comes around!
I have been a qualified teacher working full time in schools for 23 years. In that time I have had the fortune to work with some amazingly motivated young people and some exceptional classroom practitioners. They all should be thanked for their patience and for giving me the opportunity to improve my pedagogy as an outdoor professional. I have been a PE Teacher a Head of Outdoor Education Assistant Head Deputy and now Headteacher/CEO of an Academy Trust. As an educator and coach I aspire to help people reach their potential in the outdoors. Providing inspirational experiences and quality learning opportunities that will help them to become confident to take on adventures independently. Holding the MCI & the Development Climbing Coach certificates I offer a wide variety of mountaineering and climbing opportunities both indoors and outdoors. A background in (degree) Exercise Physiology & Biomechanics has certainly been instrumental in breaking down movement patterns and periodising training plans for improved performance. I have led expeditions and climbed extensively in Europe as well as bigger trips to the U.S and New Zealand. I am a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors and I aim to provide the highest quality experiences underpinned by sound and up to date theoretical principles.I do not rely on working freelance which has enabled me to take on interesting projects - as long as the big projects fall in the school holidays! I am always happy to network and to share good practice and resources so feel free to get in touch.Additional quals to MTUK: Leadership & Management: FCMI CMgr MEdEducation: NPQH PGCE BSc(hons)Outdoors: Level 2 Coach British Canoeing MBLA Mountain Biking
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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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