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.
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Im Ed, Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, and since founding it in 2017 the head instructor and manager of Head On Out. Although I proudly call Bristol home I work all over the UK from the Scottish Isles right down to the tip of Cornwall with a particular love of classic adventurous trad routes. I run all manner of climbing and scrambling trips and courses offer technical advice to climbing walls and work on Mountain Training courses training instructors.
I started out climbing everything I could as a kid growing up in somerset we regularly went to great climbing venues to walk the dogs so I naturally explored the rock. Then as I got older I started going on an adventure camp in north Wales and started top roping on upper Tremadog. I did a learn to climb course through school and at that point started to think about being an instructor. Some years on and I trained and started work in a centre and hold various NGBs including SPA and ML(s). I used these tickets to help train our instructors throughout the year as well as when I got the opportunity to take groups off site. I was fortunate enough to be able to go on the Jonathan Conville scotland course in 2013 which awakened a love of winter climbing. After relocating to the isle of Skye and having a great trip to the alps in 2019 I decided to launch my business sharing amazing environments with others.
I have been mountaineering in the UK and overseas for over 30 years. I live in North Wales on the Isle of Anglesey so I can be found out on the mountains or sea-cliffs on a regular basis. My interests extend to more than just the activities in the mountains and I am happy to chat about the geology of the local area with you as we are out and about.I thoroughly enjoy introducing people of a range of ages and abilities to the mountains. Whether it is a low level walk introducing you to climbingor scrambling helping you to improve your climbing or hill skills such as navigation or achieve a personal challenge then you can be assured of a professional and friendly service. I offer a range of courses as well as private instruction so you get a specialised experience in the mountains tailored to your requirements.If the weather does not conform then I can modify your experience so that you get the maximum out of your time with me.Apart from North Wales my other favourite walking and climbing area is the Picos de Europa in Northern Spain an area of outstanding beauty exciting rock faces dramatic gorges and beautiful remote mountain villages. I will be offering a range of walking and climbing holidaysto the Picos de Europa in 2013 (the details will be available from September 2012).Qualifications:I hold the Mountain Leader Summer Award and the Mountain Leader Winter Award both awarded by Mountain Training UK and I am a trained mountaineering instructor. I also hold a current REC Mountain First Aid qualification. I hold civil liability insurance and I am a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) a full member of Mountain Training UK and the Climbers Club of Great Britain.Please contact me to discuss your requirements. My prefered contact is by email joe@mountaineeringjoe.co.uk as I am often out in the mountains.
Ive been an MCI since 2003 and a climber for even longer. I love the outdoors and run and cycle as well as climb as often as life allows.
I am the BMC access volunteer for the Staffordshire Gritstone area and the AMI Peak Area Rep. I regularly contribute to different climbing magazines and have worked on several of the guidebook teams for Peak District guidebooks. As well as holding the MCI I am also a teacher and run my own climbing company Five Clouds Climbing. I climb most days and I am fortunate enough to be sponsored by Boreal. Outside of climbing I have a young family and a keen interest in dog training astrophotography and quite like things to do with cars.
I have been an active climber and mountaineer since the early 90s. I have been fortunate to be able to travel extensively due to a busy uniformed occupation combined with a love of rock climbing mountaineering and Nordic skiing. My passion lies with rock and the challenge of mountaineering in winter and summer. Balanced with a yearning to be UK based to experience the challenges of winter climbing. My occupation has allowed me to experience these adventures from the northern hemisphere to the southern oceans of Antarctica with many months spent in the Alps and the greater ranges. Following the National Governing Body qualifications pathway I currently hold the Mountain Instructor Award and strive to complete the Mountain Instructor Certificate. Following this pathway I have completed many additional courses from complex avalanche courses mountain first aid International Mountain leader and a splash of NGB Workshops and CPD events. My professional career has presented me with a wide spectrum of outdoor activities and experiences mixed with academic learning opportunities. I have focused on practical coaching and mentoring in the outdoor environment and attaining a teaching qualification. I have been privileged to be a team leader and supported many unique charity fundraising activities such as abseils of the Shard Walkie Talkie Gherkin and BT Tower to name but a few. I have facilitated many challenging Zip Wire events such as the home nation stadiums Avon Gorge Blackpool tower and many more venues. I have widened my understanding of rope access and rescue techniques obtaining the British standards BS 7985 supervisor and delivering urban climbing in the UK and Internationally to develop this unique skill set. I act as a technical and specialist advisor to civilian/uniformed specialist organisations managing and conducting bespoke training involving all aspects of climbing and vertical movement.
James Monypenny is an avid adventurer and the passionate owner of Gibbon Adventures a renowned rock-climbing company nestled in the breathtaking landscapes of Snowdonia. With a deep-rooted love for the outdoors and a keen interest in mountaineering from a young age James has dedicated his life to sharing his passion for rock climbing with others.James has worked as an outdoor instructor and expedition leader for many years in a variety of fields. He has spent many happy years in the outdoors and enjoys traveling the world climbing kayaking trekking and paragliding in the far-flung corners of the earth. James is a qualified: Mountaineering Instructor (MIA) Mountain Leader (ML) a Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) and holds a BSc Sport and Exercise science for Performance Coaching Middle of Nowhere medical training. He has completed technically challenging alpine style first ascents on unclimbed mountains in Patagonia the Pakistani Karakoram the Andes the India & Nepalese Himalayas the Kyrgyzstani Tien Shan & the Tajikistani Muzkol the Chinese Sichuan.
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!
Although I began leading formal groups in the mountains when I was eighteen it wasn t until I was teaching in my mid twenties that I became aware of the Mountain Leader Award. My training course at Fellside Centre was great fun in spite of the usual wet and windy late October weather in 1984. With Cumbria C C funding it all there were about 20 of us on the course and it made me realise I was one of the more experienced and would have a good chance of doing well at assessment.The big challenge in my summer assessment was not so much performing the tasks in the perfect June weather as getting a smile out of Blythe Wright our assessor at Glenmore Lodge. In the end he did seem to relax during the expedition and started to share a few of his experiences like working on the Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood.I went on to do my Winter ML soon afterwards and was relieved that the gale force conditions of my training course were not prevalent when I did my assessment.I began rock climbing in the mid-1980s when I was a languages teacher in a school in South Lakes. After quickly moving on to leading I was hooked by the excitement of being at the sharp end of the rope on a mountain crag. I went to Plas y Brenin for my MIA training in 1995 and for my Assessment in 1997 which I thankfully passed first time. I began my career as an Outdoor Instructor at an LEA centre in the Lakes in 1987 and its a pleasure and privilege to be still doing so.
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
I use my MCI to introduce groups or individuals to outdoor climbing. I am based in the south of Scotland and I work in Scotland or Northern England to find the perfect location to introduce multipitch climbing. I particularly enjoy Langdale Borrowdale and Glencoe.I teach weekly climbing classes to children aged 8 to 12 years.I enjoy leading hill walks and scrambles particularly on the Cuillin in Skye and in the Scottish Highlands.I also teach navigation and hill skills to adults and young people.
I am passionate about introducing people to wild places. I believe nature is the finest teacher and once someone has discovered that they are capable of more than they might have thought there is no going back. I offer Outdoor Education delivery and consultation to schools and youth organisations and personal development adventures for individuals and businesses. Based in Cornwall but I operate across the UK and internationally. Full member of AMI, Mountain Training Tutor, Member of the Outdoor Education Advisors Panel and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
My UKC Profile: https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/profile.php?id=192528
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.
I work as the climbing Development Officer for Active Stirling who are a sports trust that deliver sport activities on behalf of Stirling Council. I manage the Climbing wall at the Peak in Stirling and also work with Climbers schools and clubs to develop climbing mountaineering and the outdoors in the Stirlingshire area. I love what I am able to do and helping to develop people to enjoy the outdoors especially climbing which I absolutely love
I divide my year between the UK Asia and Canada. I am a full member of AMI MTA PRCA and am also a certified FPE inspector rope work technician and qualified A-HEMS rescue aircrew technician. I have run my company since 1992 and hold a current AALA licence for young persons adventure activities. I have been involved professionally in the outdoor adventure industry since leaving college. Having worked for a range of companies providing outdoor activities constructing adventure courses organising adventure expeditions I now run my own company consulting in the same industry. I pride myself in my reputation which I credit to my staff and our unique teamwork and friendship. My personal time is spent between alpine climbing running and improving my skiing!
At University I loved to study and I ended up with a BSc & PostGradCert - this took me to teaching for 14 years. I do love teaching but I was never fulfilled until I discovered that I could teach climbing and mountaineering as a career. My proudest achievements therefore were gaining my Summer (MIA/MCI) and Winter (MIC/WMCI) Climbing and Mountaineering Instructional Awards. I am now in my happy place when I am teaching or guiding people to climb or mountaineer safely for themselves. I have the dream job - theres nothing better than to share my passion and experience with other people to help them discover and build on theirs.
I live and work in sunny Wasdale.
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.
Active WMCI and IML Currently Chief Instructor and Operations and Safety manager YMCA National Centre Lakeside and Freelance Mountaineering Instructor and Technical Advisor. Team member Duddon and Furness MRT Operations Director Mountain Rescue England and Wales. ML RCI and CWI provider and Board member MTE and member of the BMC legal Expert Witness register.
Working for Teesside University I use my awards regularly with the Students and staff delivering skills sessions and leading groups on and in a variety of seasons and terrains. The autonomy I have with the MIA and WML is fantastic and I am able to develop the students skills to levels where I am happy that they know what they should do... :)Best of all is the fact that I work outdoors for a reasonable time each week so my sanity doesnt get destroyed by the office!Always ready for the next adventure...
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 was about 11 the first time I went climbing. That was on Idwal Slabs in North Wales. Coming from the West Midlands there werent many opportunities to go climbing outside and so I stored up in my mind that I would take the next opportunity that came my way. That arrived in the form of Leeds University climbing club. From then on my life changed. Since then Ive enjoyed every aspect of the sport including trad climbing sport climbing bouldering and competing for team GB. Its taken me all round the world and stand out places to climb for me are Arapiles in Australia the Needles in California USA and sport climbing in the south of France. When I figured out that there was a way to make climbing my career Ive really never looked back.
Hi, I'm Jamie, I'm a mountaineering and climbing instructor based in Bristol. I started climbing indoors at school and then got involved with the indoor scene as an instructor. Having got to know climbing areas around Southern England as well as further afield in 2017 I took the plunge and moved to Bristol and haven't looked back since. I've been climbing for over twenty years and enjoy a wide range of different styles including trad, sport, alpine and Scottish winter. Check out my photos for some of my recent adventures.
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
Hi, I'm Matt Prince a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor based in the New Forest. With a deep passion for adventure, I specialize in sea cliff climbing and provide expert technical advice to outdoor centres. Whether you're navigating the intricacies of ropes courses or scaling the rugged cliffs by the sea I bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to every climb and training session.
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 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.
North Wales based instructor and expedition leader.Contact me for days out looking at skills ML refresher training walking scrambling climbing and more. cheers Sam
14 years instructing. Walking climbing paddling and Sailing in the UK. Specialising in adaptive sports and working with people with disabilities in the outdoors at Calvert Trust Lake District. Worked as a ski instructor in Canada and Switzerland for 7 winter seasons. Biggest passion is for climbing and mountaineering. Sharing that environment with friends family and clients. Also a member of Keswick Mountain Rescue team for four years.
I have been climbing and mountaineering for 30 plus years in all of its forms - Trad Sport Bouldering Ice Mixed. Alpine Himalayan and general mountaineering in both Summer and Winter conditions. I am a Course Director for the Climbing Wall Instructor award (CWI) Climbing Wall Abseil Instructor award (CWAI) Rock Climbing Instructor award (RCI) Lowland Leader award (LoLA) and Expedition Skills Module (ESM). I am also a Course Tutor for both Hill & Mountain Skills courses and Rock Skills courses. I can provide refresher courses for all of the above and offer consultancy and technical advice for all related activities.
Dave Sanderson holds Winter ML and MIA. He has worked extensively in outdoor centres and schools delivering adventure programmes outdoor instructor training personal development and technical advice. He loves mountains rivers and meat pies.
the prayer of the axedear lord hold me tightaim me right and propel me strong so i may cut the rotten and the uglynever let me cut what will grow beautiful; o lord keep me sharp and ready; do not throw me in the shed or the tool boxwhen im old and crocked burn me in the flames so i can start again as a new and useful tool
Based in the Lake District but frequently working in Scotland and Wales. Im always trying to make the most of these wonderful places. Summer and Winter Walk guiding and skills tuition. MIA so ask about climbing or scrambling instruction.
My base is North Wales where I spend most of my time. I am a climber mountaineer and outdoor instructor who spends as much time as possible working and playing in the mountains.My approach is client centred I work with you to achieve your goals and ambitions. I hope that after your time working with me you feel empowered and have the knowledge to go tackle your own mountain adventures.I offer summer and winter guided walks summer and winter personal mountain skills courses summer rock climbing and year round navigation training. I also run guided hut to hut trekking in Europe. I am a full time outdoor instructor based in Bangor North Wales and. previously I worked in the Outdoor Education department of Gordonstoun School in Scotland and the Expedition department at Aiglon College in Switzerland where I specialised in delivering the outdoor education programme in the Junior School.
I have been enjoying all aspects of climbing and mountaineering now for over 20 years. I was introduced to it by my old technology school teacher. Since then, it has become a passion and a way of life; being outside in all sorts of weather and doing my best to suffer through the winter days, which I love the most! I started the Mountain Training Schemes at 19 back home in Northern Ireland through Tollymore Mountain Centre. Since then, I have moved throughout the UK, working at various outdoor centres, gaining more of the NGB qualifications, aiming towards the MIC.I really enjoy just spending time outside in all weather and having the ability to pass knowledge onto others and help develop individuals' skills so that they can stay safe whilst having a great experience and enjoyable time in the outdoors.
Scott Kirkhope is the Director of Elite Guides. Based in Fort William Scotland, Elite Guides offers a wide range of high-quality mountain guiding and instructional courses. Ben Nevis Guides Skye Cuillin Ridge Guides and Glencoe Mountain Guides - offering Guided Rock Climbing Guided Scrambles and Winter Climbing Courses and Guided Winter Climbing. Scott has spent 20 years working in the outdoor sector in a range of roles from a Trainee instructor to a Senior Instructor at outdoor education centres before starting his own company. Scott is the current Development Officer for AMI.
I have a great love of the Scottish outdoors and am enthusiastic about teaching and introducing others to climbing and walking in the highlands and islands of Scotland. I believe a day on the hills (as the saying goes...) is "about the journey, not the destination" and want to provide my clients with an experience of Scotland and the outdoors that will be enjoyable and inspirational.
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/
Come and join me rock climbing scrambling navigating learning new winter skill climbing a winter climb trekking in the Alps of Europe or getting some personal climbing coaching. My passion is the outdoors and coaching instructing and teaching others in this environment in whatever aspect they want to develop. On top of the qualifications I have listed below I am also a Qualified Teacher having spent 8 years teaching Geography.I hold the Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (WMCI) the International Mountain Leader Award (IML) and the Development Coach Award. This allows me to take you into technical terrain in the UK summer and winter be it mountaineering or climbing as well as walking and the IML allows me to lead trekking routes in Europe.In the process of getting this award I have completed my Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) Summer and Winter Mountain Leader Award (ML) and my Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award (MCI). This equates to 40 days training 32 days assessment and a minimum of around 350 days walking scrambling and climbing. I am also a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) and am the Development Officer for this organisation. Most importantly however I truly love my job. Call it what you will but teaching instructing coaching or guiding in the outdoors is brilliant. Every day is different as the weather changes the routes vary and peoples abilities ages and expectations differ. Please feel free to get in contact with me so that we can discuss how I can help you fulfil your outdoor ambitions. In the unlikely event that I cannot be the one to help you I will certainly put you in touch with someone who can.
I Hold RCI and I am MCI. I love living here in North Wales for the climbing fell-running and the amazing outdoor community. Before working as an outdoor instructor I used to work in the Environmental Sector for the pharmaceutical industry and oil and gas. Im happiest outside and helping others to reach their aspirations.I am currently working with mental health and well-being groups and disadvantaged groups to share the amazing capacity of nature and activity to de-stress and take a break from our internal strife. And in the process develop independence to continue enjoying these spaces and activities into the future.
Im a Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor qualification based in Fort William and help introduce people to the skills of walking mountaineering and climbing in summer or winter in the UK. As an IML I have also been assessed in my ability to look after walking groups overseas in areas not requiring the skills of Alpinism. I love teaching climbing and mountaineering and helping people become more independent on the crags and mountains. When not doing that i climb myself often with my family.Im actively involved Training Assessing and Mentoring future generations of Mountaineering Instructors and provide Mountain Training climbing qualifications through my own business. I give expert advice on management instruction and procedures for climbing walls and work for Mountain Training Scotland providing CPD for other trainers and assessors. Im fascinated by climbing movement and how we can help people develop it.I love exploratory mountaineering and Ive led expeditions for both adults and youth groups from Antarctica to Greenland and Bolivia to Tanzania and personal trips to places like Afghanistan and Mongolia with over 30 expeditions and 15 first ascents.Despite all this MY FIRST LOVE IS STILL HELPING PEOPLE BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT IN GOING TO THE CRAGS AND MOUNTAINS.If you fancy some time with me I can offer:INSTRUCTION- introducing or improving mountaineering or climbing skills summer or winter in ScotlandGUIDING- climbing or mountaineering on classic routes or hidden gems summer or winter in ScotlandNATIONAL GOVERNING BODY AWARDS- CWI CWDI RCI RCDI FC DC and FUNdas 1-3TECHNICAL ADVICE and STAFF TRAINING- I can offer expert advice on systems and staff training for mountain related activities and climbing walls.I prefer red wine or gin to whisky have a couple of strong black coffees a day and enjoy cooking for the family to wind down.It costs nothing to ask a question so if you want to know more then drop me a line.Al
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.
Andy has run manzoku Climbing & Mountaineering since 1997 and is dedicated to providing the best possible training for climbers climbing instructors hill walkers and walk leaders. Manzoku operates in four key areas: Training - Rock Climbing Instructor Climbing Wall Instructor Climbing Wall Development Instructor and Indoor Climbing Assistant training and assessment; tailored climbing skills courses for all climbers wishing to learn new techniques or brush up their skills prior to assessment or before a big trip. Hill & Mountain Skills training to safely enjoy the UKs mountains and training development and assessment for the Lowland Leader Award for future walk leaders.Coaching - 1:1 coaching for movement skills psychology of performance and anxiety control in climbing; Andy is a qualified Personal Fitness Trainer and brings these skills to developing personalised training plans to develop climbing strength and endurance. Guiding - If you want to head off the beaten track experience the joys of scrambling or savour one of the UKs classic rock routes in the company of a skilled instructor we can provide you with a memorable exciting and enjoyable experience.Consultancy - Technical Advice for all aspects of indoor and outdoor rock-climbing and hill walking in-house training and assessment programmes safety provision for film tv and media or just advice on a good place to climb and walk. Andy can draw on more than 35 years of climbing hill walking and outdoor industry experience.
Currently working as guide in the Cuillins.
I have worked actively as an MIC (now WMCI) since 1982 having served my apprenticeship with the Outward Bound Trust. I am an International Mountain Leader.I provide and course direct Mountain Leader Training & Assessment Courses through www.cockermouthadventures.co.uk. I have worked in the education service for over 45 years with various roles in schools and for LEAs and also teaching Physical Education and Geography. I act as technical advisor to various schools academies and outdoor centres. I also run www.ghyllscrambling.co.uk and hold an AALA License R1076 for a range of outdoor activities. I am a keen sailor skier/ski mountaineer and mountaineer.
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'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.
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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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