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.
Ive been climbing since I was twelve years old. Its a passion and a way of life. Its also something I love to share whether thats with other experienced climbers or with people who are just starting out. Sharing the adventure is a huge part of it for me. I set up Rise & Summit as a mountain skills training and guiding company offering a wide range of courses with something to suit everyone from the complete novice to those looking to hone their technical mountaineering/climbing skills. We also offer TV & Film safety services from cast and crew safety to stunt doubles and rope rigging to get to awkward places and training whether this is in extreme mountainous environments cliffs or off the side of buildings.We offer technical advice to climbing centres whether this is staff training helping with risk assessments and operating procedures. As the author of the book Climbing Psychology I specialise in teaching people about the psychology of climbing and helping others with their headgame in climbing.
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!
Thanks for taking the time to look me up! I'm a keen mountaineer and climber and live in stunning North Wales, with easy access to mountains, sea cliffs and adventurous crags. Being so close to the hills allows me to get out regularly, as well as slot in trips around the UK and to ranges in N America Europe Asia and Africa. I currently work full time but in my spare time I love introducing people to the outdoors. As a small business I have the flexibility to meet your specific requirements, so if you have something specific in mind, please get in touch : (+44) 07793532308 or richard.wells103@gmail.com I hold the Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor Award and the UK's highest rock climbing and summer mountaineering qualification, allowing me to teach and lead all aspects of rock climbing and summer mountaineering, such as scrambling. I also hold the Winter Mountain Leader Award allowing me to introduce groups to snowy mountains in the UK and am a National Navigation Award Tutor. My work is varied but I specialise in:- Teaching people to lead rock climb.- Introducing people to multi-pitch climbing. - Teaching roped scrambling.- Teaching navigation.- Introducing people to winter mountaineering. As well as mountaineering qualifications I also hold leader qualifications in sea kayaking and mountain biking.I keep up to date with industry best practices and continue to develop by attending CPD courses through my membership of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors. I hold insurance cover for all the activities I deliver and keep up to date with First Aid training. Lets do something epic!
I am a keen and active climber, who happens to also be a Mountain Training Provider delivering RCI, RCDI, ICA, CWI, and CWDI alongside LLA, HML, Camping LeaderTraining and Assessment courses, as well as a Provider of the Foundation and Development Coach courses. Alongside course delivery I provide technical advice for a number of different businesses from small outdoor centres and climbing walls up to and including national organisations. As an experienced Paddlesports coach, British Canoeing provider/National Trainer, I can deliver a wide range of SUP, Kayak and Canoe courses - safety, leadership, instructor and coach education. I am the author of Climbing Games and Top Tips for Climbing Coaches, as well as the co-author of Coaching Adventure Sports. I'm supported in my adventures by Salewa, Beta Climbing Pyranha and Peak PS.
I live and work in sunny Wasdale.
I love giving people new experiences in the mountains increasing their personal skills as they journey towards independence and helping them understand more about their surroundings. I enjoy developing and reflecting on my own skills to this more skillfully. As part of this I run Northern Aspect which offers guided walks environmental days navigation coaching and climbing coaching. I am a provider of Mountain Trainings Hill and Mountain Skills Scheme and I run bronze and silver National Navigation Award Scheme training and assessment courses. I am an experienced ML as well as an experienced orienteer. I am a UKCC Level 2 orienteering coach and have put a lot of time and effort into making my navigation training functional and efficient no matter where you are planning on using these skills.
Climbing started for me when it became clear that the rugby pitch was not the place for a non-competetive mild-mannered and bespectacled eleven-year old. Fortunately a kindly teacher found space for me with another class on the climbing wall and Games was no longer a thing to be dreaded.I regularly skipped school taking the bus into Plymouth then immediately catching another one out to Dartmoor to return at the end of the day sneak past the teacher back onto the school bus and muddle my way through my classmates notes so I could convince my parents I had actually been in lessons.As the end of my school years drew ever closer a job involving climbing was all I could countenance. I had visited plenty of Universities (under the guise of checking out this course or that) and having contacted their climbing or mountaineering clubs previously spent many happy trips to most of the major climbing areas in the country. I thrive on the fact that I can pass on these skills and enable the adventures of others. I thoroughly enjoy working with clients of all ages and abilities from guiding someones first steps into the hills to training other instructors.
Ive loved the outdoors since I was a child enjoying walks with my parents along the coasts and over the moorlands of Devon and Cornwall. Once I left for University I discovered a love for climbing as well. This has taken me all over the UK and Europe. In 2010 I decided I could no longer face spending the rest of my life in an office despite enjoying the work and signed up to the Mountain Leader Award. This and my personal experiences with friends at work and at the university club enabled me to get onto the Centre Assistant Scheme at Plas Y Brenin where I worked through the other awards and skills required to become a full time instructor. I enjoy helping others safely discover the outdoors and wild places for themselves.
Hi I have been working as a activities instructor for 7 years now and specifically work as a climbing instructor and hill walking. I am very enthusiastic for climbing and am very keen to get people out climbing whether it is a group of friends looking for something different to do an Individual looking to gain experience or a Family looking to challenge themselves. I work on a very casual basis and usually will take a day as it comes depending on the group if there is anything specific you want to work towards or look to gaining I can alter a day to suite your needs.As an individual my self I am a very keen climber particularly traditional climbing but I also attempt to venture to Scotland for some winter climbing or the Alps for some bigger mountains.If you have any questions about days out or want to get a quote please contact me on the available contact details.
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.
A passionate Mountaineering Instructor who has worked all over the world leading expeditions from Everest to trekking in Peru. Her personal climbing has also taken her around the globe with some first ascents to her name. Adele lives in Scotland and runs her own business Adele Pennington Mountaineering. Scottish winter and summer climbing and mountaineering are at the top of Adeles list.
Alison has a varied and diverse background in Outdoor Education. Starting with centre work in the UK she then gained a first class honours degree in Outdoor Studies. Following that she spent a year on the Nightwatch Scheme at Glenmore Lodge.Alison went on to establish A to Z Expeditions one of the leading providers of expeditions for The Duke of Edinburghs Award.Alisons work time now consists of running Off Piste Performance and Gold Expeditions.Her play time is spent doing a mixture of rock climbing alpine mountaineering and ski touring.Alisons philosophy is to teach people to travel efficiently in the mountains whether it be on ski on foot or on rock.
I'm a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor based in the Lakes but working across all areas of the UK. I run Nomad Active Ltd and offer guided climbing or scrambling days and climbing or scrambling skills courses. Courses range from intro to climbing, learn to lead and up to progressing leading skills to the next level, each tailored to clients needs. I love days out playing in the hills and enjoy sharing those days with other people!
Hi, I'm a Mountaineer, climber and avid outdoor adventurer based in Scotland.
Hello thanks for visiting my profile i have been walking and climbing for nearly 30 years working in the Outdoor Industry for over 20. I set up Ecosse Mountains in 2003 based in Grantown on Spey North East Scotland. As a mountain instructor WMCI a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) provides courses and tailor-made days on all aspects of Summer and Winter Mountaineering and Climbing.I also work as a freelance instructor engaging with many other companies where I am an associate instructor I have a wealth of experience in training and assessing a variety of National Governing Body qualifications up to and including Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Scotland North East AMI Trainee trainer as well as a WMCI Mentor.As well as working in the UK I have experience in running ice climbing courses in Norway and have guided numerous high-altitude trekking trips in Africa and Nepal.The above experience has also enabled me to work in the TV/Film industry for over a decade looking after cast and crew in challenging locations Health and Safety qualified IOSH Safety and Health for Business and a member of the Institute of Safety & Health.For further details - www.ecossemountains.co.uk
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 live in Aviemore and work for Glenmore Lodge as a Senior Instructor. In my role, I work on all our mountaineering skills courses and direct Summer and Winter ML, BWI, RCI, MCI and WMCI. I also lead our snow and avalanche education, creating course content and resources for staff and students. I am passionate about British mountaineering and love to inspire and nurture folk through their outdoor careers. Please feel free to contact me should you have any queries about bespoke training.
Worked as a canoe trip exped leader in canada for 6 months. Received Advanced Wilderness First Aid. Trips were unsupported wild camping for 9 or 14 days.Worked in Iceland as a glacier guide also ran the ice climbing tours after further training received. Received susbstantial safety and rescue training. (12 months altogether)
I am a Fort William based instructor willing to travel around Scotland. I love working in the Scottish mountains and can teach or guide all mountain activities.
My Father taught me to climb and took me up my first mountain Snowdon when I was five. Teenage independence saw me serve a climbing apprenticeship in North Wales then the Peak. After lots of work in Snowdonia Peak District and Scotland I am now based near Ben Nevis where I run my own business www.wildmountainguides.co.uk and am now teaching my own children to climb!
Provider of Mountain Skills. Based in North Wales for most of the year but mobile to any area. Currently engaged with Hazardous Environment Assessment and logistics for major industrial partners and media companies. Provider of hazardous environment technical advice and support for the Offshore Site-Investigation Industry.Media support with stills and video ropework/work at height or in a hazardous environment.
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
One main area of my services is consultancy and Technical Expert work alongside freelance Winter and Summer Mountaineering and Rock Climbing Instructor guiding and instruction. I also manage an Outdoor Educaiton Centre part time. I am a provider of training and assessment courses for the following Mountain Training Awards: Climbing wall Instructor and Rock Climbing Instructor. I have been instructing and guiding since 1992. During this time, I have worked for a variety of established local education authority centres within the UK. In addition to this, I held the position of instructor at Plas Y Brenin (English National Mountain Centre) for 5 years. Other private organisations I have worked for include Glenmore Lodge, Jagged Globe and a wide range of smaller operators within the UK. I have been a passionate climber and mountaineer since a teen and a very active North Wales Winter Activist. ( Being the Co-Editor on the latest N W Winter climbs guide ) I deliver training for AMI and MTA in the form of CPD workshops. I represented Mountain Training UK in the formation of the UK National Coasteering Charter, the body that represents coasteering within the UK. I currently sit on the board of this organisation representing coasteering providers in North Wales. I also represented BMC Wales on the Mountain Training UK board and served for 4 years as a committee member of the Association of Mountain Instructors ( AMI ). These allow me to stay current and help contribute to and support our industry. I am a member of the The Association of Mountaineering Instructors ( AMI ), Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres ( AHOEC), and a variety of other bodies. Working at any level is a pleasure, so if I can be of any help, please do contact me.
Aviemore based mountaineering and ski touring instructor
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
Highlands based MCI and WML
I am a former military Adventurous Training Instructor and have travelled extensively (6 continents so far) taking part in skiing climbing walking canoeing and any other adventure I could find. A keen hillwalker I completed the Munros in 2010 and am currently trying to decide if I really want to tackle the Corbets next or not. I am now based in Aviemore and am available to hep you with your mountain skills or wider outdoor adventures get in touch and see how I can help.
Most of my life Ive been an engineer and product designer working to go climbing. I have done many alpine rock routes primarily in the Dolomites become involved with cascade ice climbing created an accommodation business in the Dolomites (Casa Alfredino) worked on climbing equipment designs (notably the WC Friend Edelrid Bulletproof HMS and a line of Skylotec equipment) and generally enjoyed being in the climbing mountaineering and skiing scene. Now I aim to pass on what Ive learned to the next generation helping people who have discovered climbing through bouldering walls get outside and fall in love with that too.
I have worked in outdoor education for over 20 years. I started life as a teacher in S Wales and preferred to be on the water boating then moved up to the lakes and into outdoor education and fell in love with the crags and fells! I started working on the mountain training scheme in the late 90s. I share the Head of Centre role at Ghyll Head Outdoor Centre on Windermere Cumbria. The centre has been open for 50 years and has an AALS license. I am a technical advisor for open canoeing and mountaineering.I have a real passion for mountaineering and ski touring in particular. Over the years I have travelled extensively to paddle climb and ski. These days I head to the Alps or Scotland for short bursts it fits better with family life! I hold the MIA and winter ML and a range of paddlesport qualifications I love working on the mountain training scheme and am happiest out on the fells :-)
Passionate about the outdoor adventure activities environment. Based in North Derbyshire . Retired Armed Forces - previously Chief Instructor Joint Services Mountain Training and Army Cadets Adventure Training. Delivered adventurous training throughout the UK and Europe. In addition to being WMCI and IML I also hold British Canoeing level 5 Coach WW plus Level 3 Coach Canoe and BASI 2 Nordic. I have 40 years experience in delivering adventurous activities. Been on amazing expeditions with great teams summating Mt McKinley (Denali Alaska) Aconcagua (Argentina) Island Peak (Nepal) Mt Kenya and Lakpa Ri (Tibet). Regularly run expeditions in Norway (Ice Climbing and Nordic Skiing) Canada (Rock Climbing Ice Climbing and Off Piste Ski Tours). Delivered awesome experiences in Europe (Skiing Rock Climbing Mountaineering WW Kayaking). I am a Provider for Mountain Training and British Canoeing qualifications. More importantly I love to share my skills knowledge and experience to help people to achieve their aspirations and develop their own potential.
Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (Formerly known as MIC).Instruction Guiding Technical Advice.Approved (RoSPA) Competent Person for Inspection of Adventurous Activities PPE.American Avalanche Association Level 2.Technical Advisor: Blackpool Metropolitan Borough Climbing Walls Roefield Leisure Centre.Overseas Expeditions Leader Jagged Globe.National Assessor Scout Association High Ropes Courses.Vice Chair & Trustee Mountain Training England. Standing Officer on Association of Mountaineering Instructors Professional Standards Committee.Honorary lifetime member and former Chair of AMI.Executive Director & Trustee MTUK 2014-2017.Past Joint Senior Winter Courses Director Jagged Globe.Past Technical Manager Robinwood Activity Centres 2010-2016.Past Provider of Mountain Leader & Climbing Wall Instructor training and assessment courses.Past Technical Advisor Calderstones NHS Trust Climbing Wall (Medium Secure Unit for adults with learning disabilities and/or personality disorder). Past Technical Advisor Westview Climbing Wall Preston.
Im a lifelong outdoor instructor... started working for PGL in 1982 and still loving it!Currently I work part time for Plas y Brenin leading the majority of the activities that we do here.I also work part time as an inspector for AALA (the HSE outdoor centre safety inspectorate) and the ATSR (the military equivalent).Im interested in all aspects of mountaineering and cimbing but also am a Level 5 kayak coach ageing raft guide and Mountain Bike Leader/ Coach. This breadth of experience working in other areas of the outdoor world gives me access to knowledge that fits well with my qualification and experiences working in the mountains and on the crags of the UK and further afield.
As Mountain Training Scotland Executive Officer my role is to support and implement the Mountain Training Scotland strategic plan by creating yearly operational plans with support and in-put from the MTS Board strategic partners in Scotland MTS Members and Mountain Training partners. If you have a query regarding Mountain Training and/or Mountain Training Scotland please email via info@mountain-training.orgKey tasks and responsibilities associated with implementing the strategic plan include:Mountain Training Qualification and Personal Skills Schemes DevelopmentContribute to the reviews and development of all the Mountain Training qualification and personal skills training schemes working where appropriate with other staff within Mountain Training and take particular responsibility for the provision and development of the Winter Mountain Leader scheme. Course Providers and Quality ControlSupport all MTS providers review reports moderate all Mountain Training qualification and personal skills training courses provided by MTS providers and convene relevant workshops. Where appropriate make a similar contribution to MTUK�s quality control programmeCandidate supportProvide relevant support to MTS and MTUK candidates in particular to all candidates registering for the Winter Mountain Leader scheme. Work with other MT officers to support the development of the Mountain Training Association. Decision Making Make technical decisions and advise the MTS Chair board providers and candidates on all technical matters.Secretary to the Board of MTS Organise MTS�s meetings and support the MTS Chair and Board. Manage the office and financial affairs of MTS.Representation Represent Mountain Training as appropriate at external meetings and joint projects with organisations such as the Mountaineering Councils.
I gained the WMCI (MIC as it was then) in my early 20s. I have spent many years on the AMI committee and also stood as the Gear Deals Rep MTE Board rep BMC Tech Committee and was the Lakes AMI Trainee workshop provider. Today I still help with the running of the Cumbria Bolt Fund and deliver bolting workshops and training nationally. In 2003 I set up Real Adventure designed to deliver tailored educational courses for young people skills training and guiding B2B sales for outdoor equipment and adventure filming and access. Our staff all hold higher level awards and are committed to their work.
Senior Instructor at Glenmore Lodge Scotlands National Outdoor Training Centre
I have always loved going to the hills. Growing up it was the Mournes. In my early 20s as a student in Edinburgh I became increasingly obsessed with climbing. It didnt occur to me for some time that I would pursue a career as an instructor - I did it for myself for the adventures the friends and the craic. At some point I took a notion to do Mountain Leader training. One thing led to another and in 2012 I found myself on the Instructor Development Scheme at Glenmore Lodge. Since then I have been working as a freelance MIA and WML all over the country. Integrating my lifestyle and my job has been as rewarding as I hoped it would be and Im still as passionate about it as ever.
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.
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.
I am a qualified Summer ML and SPA and a Geography/Science teacher. It has taken a lot of indecisiveness and time to get where I am but I am glad I pursued what is shaping up to be a fantastic career choice.I started exploring the Outdoors while at university where I joined the Mountaineering club which I eventually became the President of. After only a few climbing trips I was hooked. I didnt think there was a career in outdoor activities at that point and I had already decided I wanted to be a Teacher (like most Geography undergraduates). It wasnt until after university while working in retail that I started the process of becoming a freelancer by completing the SPA. I got a little bit of work using it but only at indoor climbing centres (can you see the irony?). I decided that the ML award was the most natural progression in to the outdoor office but living in the city wasnt conducive to obtaining it. So I moved to North Wales completed my teaching degree and booked my ML assessment passed first time and I was working with my own group the week after. This year Im leading my first overseas expedition to Jordan. It is a good profession but you have to work just as hard getting work as a freelancer as you do actually working. This is balanced by the fact I am my own boss and I decide when I work and most importantly when I do Im in the outdoors or rather Im out of the indoors!.
My first experiences of the outdoors were whilst growing up - camping and canoeing trips with the family and days out exploring the hills around Northern Snowdonia. This extended to trips as a Scout and the completion of my Duke of Edinburgh Awards at school.During my final years of education I participated in a Student Expedition to Madagascar. My eyes were opened to the possibility of a career within outdoor education. Inspired by my Expedition Leader I dropped out of University and dedicated myself to this new goal completing my Mountain Leader Training in 2011 before embarking on a few seasons with PGL to get started within the industry.My first placement at an outdoor education centre was at Blue Peris Mountain Centre between 2013-2014. Afterwards I chose to pursue a career within freelance instructing. Over the course of the subsequent 3 years I had come full-circle instructing for a reliable breadth of outdoor education centres and leading my first of many expeditions two of which were for the same company I had gone to Madagascar with. In 2018 I completed the Instructor Scheme at Plas Y Brenin further enhancing my skill-set and opening up many more opportunities. I have been fortunate enough to work across the UK and overseas ever since; For an innumerable amount of fantastic outdoor education centres and independent providers and through guiding on over 20 student/adult expeditions venturing to some of the Worlds highest peaks. I am forever thankful for having the ability to combine my passion for the outdoors and enthusiasm for travel in the work that I do.I remain self-employed working in a freelance capacity for many organisations and privately with my own fantastic clients (www.alexanderkay.co.uk). Nowadays the hardest job is striking a balance between work play and completing a few more qualifications as the years go on...
I'm a professional climbing coach and guide with over 25 years experience coaching a wide range of abilities both indoors and on rock. I specialise in performance coaching and have authored the bestselling book Rock Climbing Technique. As a coach educator I have spent over decade helping to support and develop other coaches to raise the standard within the coaching community; I provide the climbing coach qualifications in the UK plus further training for coaches instructors and guides as a CPD provider for the BMG MTA and AMI.My passion for climbing has seen me gain extensive experience over four decades including first ascents of trad sport and ice routes solo winter expeditions and developing new bouldering venues.I can also be found on Instagram at @john_kettle_climbing
I have been visiting the Lake District since a boy and worked there since moving to the Windermere area in 2008 giving me a good knowledge of the fells and crags.I can offer mountain walks fell runs scrambles and climbing in any area of the Lake District.I have also worked in Snowden around the Fort William / Ben Nevis area and have climbed throughout the Peak District.I am an active mountaineer and climber recent trips taking me to Greenland Peru America and Thailand. I have also worked in Africa Central America and SE Asia.
Hi, I'm Luke, I'm a Rock Climbing Instructor and Mountain Leader currently based at Calshot Climbing Wall in Southampton. Currently developing my sport climbing and technical advisory portfolio and route setting as a Wall Supervisor here. Coaching is an exciting prospect within climbing, and I am avid in pursuing people's best abilities, whoever that might be. Experienced in working with all ages and abilities; beginners to intermediate climbers and all levels of NICAS.
A lifelong outdoor enthusiast based in the Calder Valley on the edge of the South Pennines I combine formal qualifications with extensive mountain experience across some of the worlds most challenging terrain. With a BA (Hons) in Outdoor Leadership Im equally at home navigating hills with map and compass or leading others through technical mountain environments. Over the last few years Ive delivered specialist training across the Joint Services environment including Winter Mountaineering Proficiency courses for JSMTC at Ballachulish Wing and serving as guest instructor on the annual JSMTC Alpine Concentration. My international experience spans ski touring climbing and mountaineering in Bulgaria Norway Iceland France Poland Tibet Germany (where I lived and worked happily for several years) Africa Jordan Canada Austria Nepal Spain and the USA. Recent highlights include leading summer mountaineering in the Mourne Mountains rock climbing instruction in the Lake District and delivering a 10-day Level 2 Nordic skiing and touring programme at the Joint Service Mountaineering Centre in Skeikampen Norway. Whether delivering formal qualifications or sharing mountain craft, I bring decades of experience and genuine passion for helping others discover the transformative power of the outdoors. I also repair boots and climbing shoes; when the weather is marginal/poor, which happens a lot in the South Pennines, have a look and do pop in for a brew to look at a map or local climbing guide if youre passing.
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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.
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A book changed my life. I was brought up in the Southeast of England and enjoyed being outdoors but had no experience of the mountain environment. While I was at law college in Surrey I read Chris Bonningtons book Everest the Hard Way and inspired by the story and photos booked a climbing course in Langdale and have been hooked ever since. A few years later I moved to the Lake District and have been here ever since. At the time I was working as a Solicitor but eventually came to the conclusion that it was not to be my long term career. I met friends who worked in outdoor pursuits which seemed a great way to combine my love of the mountains with a career.. My wife and I took a year out to travel in India Nepal and Thailand and before spending the French Alps. We decided I should have a career change and I set about gaining the Summer Mountain Leader Award which involved a wonderful year collecting quality mountain days..This helped me get a job at the YMCA Centre at Lakeside as Deputy Head of Mountaineering. Mountain Training were adding to the awards available and I was one of the first Rock Climbing Instructors (then the Single Pitch Supervisors Award). I went on to gain the Winter Mountain Leader Award and the Mountaineering Instructors Award (now Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor). The awards allowed me to run climbing and hillwalking courses train staff and monitor safety at the Centre. I became a provider for Mountain Training to deliver the training and assessment courses for the Rock Climbing Instructor award and worked on Summer Mountain Leader Courses.I developed an interest in teams and leadership and moved into work involving team and leadership development which is now my main focus. However I still deliver Mountain Training courses on my own account and spend as much time as I can in the hills and climbing. It is interesting the impact a book can have!
AMI has a rigorous child protection and vulnerable adults policy.
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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