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 am an IFMGA Guide and Mountaineering Instructor (WMCI) based in Kingussie, Scotland working in the UK, Chamonix and Norway. Equally passionate about alpine mountaineering in the summer months and skiing in the winter; my guiding activities are now split between Mountain Assurance Ltd and Off Piste Performance Ltd respectively. Alongside practice at the sharp end I also provided technical advice subject matter expertise and consultancy in mountaineering disciplines and the management of adventure activities. I am a Senior Consultant with Adventure Activity Associates Ltd.
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 started working in the Outdoor sector in 2006 with little experience and through work and friends I quickly developed a passion for all things in the Outdoors.Working my way up through the SPA ML CWLA and Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (formally MIA) Award schemes. I now actively use my Awards for an Activity Centre company providing Technical advice and Staff training and Development. I provide climbing and Naviagtion courses in Rossendale and West Yorkshire and also work as a freelance MCI instructor in the Peaks Dales Lakes Snowdonia and occasionally Scotland when I can.Its not all about work though I try to get out as often as possible personally and love getting out there pushing myself having adventures and just having fun in the outdoors.
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!
I'm Jen, a freelance mountaineering instructor and I work throughout the UK but mostly in North Wales on skills courses event safety rock climbing and mountain and adventure experiences. I also co-own Rock & Rowan a female-led mountain skills company focused on empowering people to find their independence and passion for the outdoors. I blooming love teaching skills and getting proper geeky with it and I firmly believe that the outdoors is for everyone. I am passionate about inclusivity making everyone feel welcome and empowered. I only discovered this whole outdoor world back in 2013 as an adult so Ive started at the beginning and I firmly believe that no question is a stupid one. I know how it feels to be a little daunted and overwhelmed by all the amazing options and I just want to open this world of mountains up to people like it was opened up to me. I also work with kids and school groups and find so much joy in teaching kids who might not have been exposed to wild spaces or adventurous activities what they are capable of in a safe way. I have loved the process of learning what Im capable of and now love to show people how to push themselves and achieve great things!
Based in Sheffield I run a small business called Alienmountain providing coaching and instruction over a wide range of mountain activities. I am also part of the inspectorate on behalf of the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA) for the North of England ( https://adventurerms.org.uk/team/john-allen/ )The higher awards have opened the way for me to share skills with others to help them to improve. I like teaching people to lead on trad grit and steep ice the most and teaching navigation the least.
Full time WMCI & IML holder. My mountaineering work is primarily through Scotch on the Rocks Guiding - sotrg.co.ukI also direct my own business - Trail Running Scotland - TrailRunningScotland.com
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.
My name is Konrad Doyle. I am a North Wales (winter season Scotland) based climbing and mountaineering instructor. I hold the MIC award. I work as a freelance instructor for larger organisations such as Glenmore Lodge and for private clients. Alongside the full range of climbing and mountaineering instruction, coaching and guiding. I can also run coasteering, sea level traversing, gorge scrambling, DofE supervision, technical advising, site management and foreign mountain and travel expeditions specialising in developing world regions. For any questions, please email konraddoyle@hotmail.com or call me on 07525181894You can also follow me on Twitter at @nexusmountain.Looking forward to hearing from you.
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.
Over 40 years climbing and mountaineering experience.Qualified Mountain Instructor and IML for nearly 30 years.MTE course provider for 30 years.Personal & instructional experience all over Europe and worldwide.My company has been in business for over 35 yearsTechnical adviser to many businesses organisations climbing walls and sole tradersBMC approved expert witness
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...
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!
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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.
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
Alice Kerr Mountaineering is a professional Mountain Instruction and Guiding company based in the UK run by Alice Kerr. - Specialising in Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Skyrunning, Scottish Winter Climbing, Trail Running, Scrambling, Navigating and more...- I have a simple aim; to inspire and teach people showing them how much they can achieve as well as how fantastic the hills and mountains around us are.- High-level mountain instruction coaching and guiding.- Summer - Snowdonia- Winter - Scottish Highlands
Director of Outdoor Education at The Abbey School in Reading
For as long as i can remember i have always had a love for the outdoors. But it was on a school residential trip to mid-wales where we climbed Cadair Idris where my passion for climbing and the mountains began. After school I got an apprenticship at a climbing wall/activity centre in North Devon. Here i was invovlved with the delivery of the NICAS scheme up to level 5 and also took charge of a perfermance development youth group of which 3 members made the national finals of the BMC youth climbing series. After a few seasons here i completed a 3 year outdoor leadership and coaching course at the University of Derby with a 1st hons degree. I also completed my ML and RCI while here. Freelancing extensively across the peak district with these qualifications. After completing my degree i returned to the activity centre in Devon in the spring of 2018 taking over as the centre manager here until COVID. During my time in this position i oversaw the expansion of the centre to include a state of the art boulder wall. I took over as the NICAS director and applied and gained NIBAS level 4 accreditation for the centre. I implemented winter training and development progranmmes for all staff including the new apprentices and oversaw as well as carrying out much of the route setting at the wall. Since 2017 I have been involved in overseas expeditions. I have lead groups to South America Europe Africa and Asia. Climbing 2x of the seven summits and guiding multiple trips upto summits of 6500m in the Nepali Himalayas. Since COVID i have been working mostly in this capacity. I also passed my Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor award in spring 2023 and have been working throughout the south west and North Wales wth this since. Me and my partner moved up to North wales in the autumn of 2023 and I am looking forward to exploring our new home that is Eryri and getting to work sharing my passion for climbing and teaching others the skills to go and have their own adventures.
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.
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!
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.
Hi - thanks for reading my story1) An ascent of the North Face of the Tor Rond in the Mont Blanc Massive in a hired pair of crampons no helmet and no ice screws.2) A six week expedition to East Greenland - 3 out of 6 inflatable motor boats wrecked by pack ice and our only communication with the outside world (a military radio) fell into the fjord.3) A whole alpine season in the Ecrin region of the French Alps - solo on the Barre des Ecrin and leadership on the Traverses of the Pelvoux and the Meije 4) An Ascent of the Troll Wall in Norway graded ED - This is Europes biggest vertical rock face - THE VERTICAL MILE - This trip was dreamt up over too many beers one Christmas eve. Worth checking out on google if you the reader are unfamiliar with the face. THe North Face of the Eiger was climbed in 1938 - Trollweggen didnt get an ascent until 1964.5) The Comici and Brandler Hasse Routes on the Cima Grande in the Dolomites of northern Italy - Classic / Extreme North Face Routes ED6) The Cassin route on the Piz Badile in Switzerland - ClassicAlpine North Face 7) NW Pillar on the Cengaloo - Switzerland - A great alpine undertaking 8) Frendo Spur - Chamonix France 9) El Naranjo - The directissima - ED 10) An attempt on THE NOSE - Yosemite. Retreat from a third the way up the face was forced by injury to my partner.11) An attempt on Ama Dablam - Nepal Himalya - defeated by a serac destroying the high camp and high winds.
20+ years of experience working in the outdoor adventure industry working with individuals including various different types of groups in a range of settings from small outdoor centres to youth expeditions around the world. Have held several positions within different organisations as well as continued work as a freelance outdoor instructor across the UK. Very fortunate that I work throughout the year as a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor as well as a Winter Mountain Leader based in the Lake District but often found in North Wales, Scotland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire. My work is very varied between instruction mentoring and group work. In my free time, I try to spend as much time in the mountains as possible and especially love visiting new places and climbing some classic routes. I also instruct across other outdoor activities such as caving and mine trips, watersports and mountain biking.
I am an MCI trainee with the aspiration to become a WMCI in the furure.I have been hill walking since a very young age. My grandparents took me up Pen Y Fan when I was 6 years old and since then I have been hooked with the outdoors. Every year since then I have ventured to North Wales and the Lake District building upon my knowledge. Aged 13 I joined the Army Cadet Force as a young and keen teenager eager to develop my skills in a more demanding environment and improve my hill skills and navigation. Through the ACF I entered the Ten Tors challenge 5 times and found a love of rock climbing.Aged 16 I took up rock climbing as a hobby which soon developed into UK winter Ice and mixed climbing. When I turned 19 I did a Summer Mountain Leader Training course and 6 months later passed the Assessment. Since then I have continued to train Ten Tors teams for the ACF and lead groups in North Wales and the Lake District. I have always enjoyed passing on my knowledge to others and relish in the enjoyment others gain from learning new skills and experiencing the outdoors. It means a lot to me when I see individuals develop and improve their new found skills in an environment they may not usually find themselves in. This is the basis of why I set up my business At The Edge Mountaineering where I deliver navigation and climbing courses on Dartmoor as well as mountain skills courses in Snowdonia and the Lake District.My winter climbing has now led me to climb in the Alps both summer and winter and take up ski mountaineering and touring.
Highlands based MCI and WML
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.
Im a freelance Mountaineering Instructor based in Pembrokeshire and also the owner of The Climbing Company. We are providers of the RCI scheme for Mountain Training. I'm lucky enough to have climbed worked and travelled to 6 continents and am as keen to get out climbing as the day I started nearly two decades ago.. Highlights include big walling in Yosemite Alpine North faces in winter ski mountaineeering in remote areas and any day in Pembrokeshire above the crashing Atlantic Ocean exploring new cliffs with dolphins swimming below! Most of my work includes learn to lead climb courses self rescue skills for climbers scrambling and Alpine ropework NGB courses guided days out climbing and coaching. Quite often get in the water for work too! Coasteering surfing kayaking...
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.
Work: The common thread in all the work that Im lucky enough to spend my time doing is the teaching of mountaineering skills to others and guiding people in all conditions all year round. I consider myself to be good at understanding what stage people are at in their exploration of the outdoors and am capable of working out effective ways to get them to where they want to be. I live in the Peak District where I run my company Adventure Expeditions which specialises in providing high quality private courses guiding Duke of Edinburgh Awards and outdoor activities. I also work training and assessing mountain leaders and climbing instructors and provide climbing courses and guided climbing walking and scrambling throughout the summer. In winter I spend my time running winter skills courses guided ice climbing navigation courses and generally enjoying being out in the Scottish mountains normally in the Cairngorms or Glen Coe areas. Play:What its all about! I got into the work through a love of the activities through making plenty of the good old fashioned mistakes and even inventing a few new ones... I love long distance walking running and all forms of climbing (apart from aid-climbing!). I strive to push myself to go that little bit further in all the strange activities we get up to in the mountains. Im always planning the next challenge - Next on the horizon is the Cassin Route on the Piz Badille in Switzerland but this will be the third time of heading out with this route in mind!... Third time lucky maybe? Then Winters on the horizon and Ive got my eye on Central Grooves in Stob Coire nan Lochan and White Magic in Sneachda amongst many other classics Im yet to do if psychological and climatic conditions are favourable!If you have a goal in mind and theres adventure involved I believe I have some good skills and plenty of enthusiasm to help you along the way. Andy
Scottish Rock & Water was established by Stephen McCall in 2015 with the aim of sharing his passion for Scotland and what it has to offer. Stephens background is in commercial mechanics however in 2008 he seized an opportunity to train and become a full-time instructor guide and coach embarking on an eye-opening journey that changed the course of his life taking him to the far reaches of this majestic country and all the adventures that were possible. Over ten years on Stephen and the team share the same enthusiasm in all the places to explore adventures to be had and people to share these awesome moments with.Our aim is to provide a world-class adventure to anyone wishing to explore the best of Scotlands wild places and the memories to be made there.
Im a super keen climber who gets to do what he loves for a job - being outdoors climbing rocks walking in the mountains and teaching people. I am a Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor and have been using my knowledge experience and enthusiasm to teach people skills and take them on awesome adventures since 2004. I live in Swansea South Wales between the Mountains and the Sea so I spend most of my time either on the sea cliffs of Gower or in the beautiful Brecon Beacons instructing teaching and guiding. When Im not working Im either spending time with my little girl or getting out on adventures for myself climbing walking caving biking or surfing.Ive been lucky enough to climb all over the UK Europe and beyond including new routes both in South Wales and Morocco. When it comes to climbing my local knowledge is unrivaled being author to the local climbing guide books Gower Rock and South Wales Rock .I am available for:? Hill & Moorland Lowland Leader and Mountain Skills Courses ? Guided Rock Climbs? Navigation Training and Mountain Skills Courses ? Instructor Training including Tidal Validations? Technical Advice for all climbing hill walking and mountaineering activitieswww.outdoor-matters.co.uk climbwithmatt@gmail.com
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.
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.
Runs The Highland Mountain Company based in Fort William. Offering walking mountaineering and climbing activities in the West Highlands. To ask a question or to view more of whats on offer visit www.thehmcompany.co.uk
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.
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 Climbing and Mountaineering Instructor (MCI) and climbing Development Coach based in Newcastle upon Tyne. With my wife Caroline, I run Adventure Training North East, a small but pro-active company offering a wide range of outdoor and adventurous activities across the UK and abroad. (See www.atne.co.uk for details). I have 35 years of climbing experience: Trad climbing and bouldering across the UK; Sport Climbing throughout Europe and the Middle East; trekking and mountaineering in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. My real passion is teaching/coaching in the outdoors. I am an ex-teacher and will never lose the thrill of seeing people develop their skills and grow in confidence. I will always work hard to exceed your expectations. I deliver courses for Mountain Training - Climbing Wall Instructor; CWI Abseil Module; Hill Skills; Mountain Skills; Rock Skills. Each year, I work on summer Mountain Leader Training and Assessment courses.
I am lucky enough to have had the chance to walk climb and mountaineer in some of the most beautiful places in the world since the mid-90’s. However it was only in 2023 that I took the plunge to change career - from university academic and Antarctic scientist to outdoor instructor. I relocated to Kendal in the Lake District and transferred my passion for teaching from a warm dry lecture theatre to the sunshine and showers of the Lakeland fells. Currently a summer mountain leader and rock climbing instructor working towards my MCI (mountaineering and climbing instructor) assessment in May 2024 I love the variety and challenge of the work. From old hands through to first timers in the hills I enjoy hearing about people’s journey to the outdoors and helping them discover and hone the skills they will need to keep them safe as they pursue their own adventures in the mountains.
I live and work in sunny Wasdale.
I'm a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor living in Pembrokeshire and I'm lucky to be based within walking distance of some fantastic sea cliffs. I run a small business called Offset Climbing and I enjoy taking on a variety of different work both for myself and others; I work throughout Wales but also sometimes further afield. I'm passionate about helping others on their path to climbing independently or developing their mountaineering skills and I love to share knowledge. In particular I really enjoy delivering self rescue and problem solving skills; I find that these skills can be invaluable on my local crags. Alongside climbing on the sea cliffs. I spend a lot of time in the sea coasteering and I have a lot of experience in this environment.
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.
I have been a mountain leader since 1999 and have progressed through the qualifications since and now hold the MIA and WML and have completed my MIC training. My work has been in the Scottish Highlands for the last twelve years where I have operated mainly mountain based instruction. I have worked with either my own clients and those of others such as West Coast Mountain Gudies and have also freelanced at the national center Glenmore Lodge. Expedition work has taken me to Southern Africa East Africa (Killimanjaro) Indian Himalaya and The Peruvian Andes. My personal climbing and mountaineering has been in the European Alps in summer and winter Yosemitie Valley and Californias High Sierra. Skiing is also a great passion of mine with ski tours both in the UK and Alps. I work now with the website above passing on the skills which I have gained throughout my climbing and mountaineering life. <script charset=utf-8 src=http://widgets.twimg.com/j/2/widget.js></script><script>new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2 type: profile rpp: 3 interval: 30000 width: 230 height: 300 theme: { shell: { background: #333333 color: #ffffff } tweets: { background: #000000 color: #ffffff links: #4aed05 } } features: { scrollbar: false loop: false live: false behavior: all }}).render().setUser(DanGoodwinMSM).start();</script>
I am a lover of everything outdoors from trekking and climbing to mountaineering. I’ve climbed and trekked in all mountainous areas in the UK The Alps Borneo & The Himalayas. My home and base is The Peak District where I am a qualified Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor and Summer & Winter Mountain Leader for my business Peak Outdoor. I also provide climbing & guiding in North Wales The Lake District & Scotland. Whether it’s a day out guiding in the hills and mountainous areas of the UK or overseas expeditions I can support individuals or groups for my activities. Please call me on 07970 835737 or email me at simon-stokes@hotmail.co.uk and I will be happy to help.
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.
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.
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/
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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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