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.
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.
I have been an outdoor instructor since 1998 and have spent my career in the outdoors coaching leading and inspiring people in the outdoors.My CV includes Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Instructor IRATA L1 ROSPA Ropes course Operational Inspection and Maintenance Certificate Level 4 Canoe Coach Level 3 Kayak coach and FSRT provider. I am working toward becoming a provider of Canoe Leader and Advanced Canoe leadership courses in 2022. White water safety and rescue providerI also coach/lead Mountain Biking skills and expeditions. I freelance for lots of different companies from D of E to the MOD running 12 day courses with 4 day expeditions in the Highlands and N Wales. This previously named AT now involves personal development of the soldiers mindset leadership and coping strategies to name a few elements. This taps into my previous experience with The Outward Bound Trust as a Apprentice trainer and Senior Instructor. Couple that with the best possible variety of terrain and challenges In the UK!Available with a calendar to hand and happy to help with any enquiry be it advice guiding or coaching of skills for a group. Email: colincrockart@hotmail.comPhone: 07816 55 33 49Linked In: Colin Crockart
WMCI working full time across the British mountains. I've worked at lots of festivals including ClimbOut, Arc'Teryx Climbing Academy and was a long-term volunteer and subsequently chief instructor of the Women's Trad Festival. I am also a qualified mountain bike guide and coach (British Cycling Level 3) a tutor of the British Cycling leadership schemes and a wild swimming coach so we can dip on the way home from the crag. I can offer: Multi-pitch rock climbing, learn to lead courses, refresher courses, confidence boosters, multi-pitch refreshers, single-pitch to multi-pitch. I also teach navigation, hill and mountain skills, scrambling courses, guided scrambling, alpine preparation courses, problem-solving and rescue techniques. ML course director, ML refreshers. Guided winter climbing, ice climbing, winter lead courses, winter mountaineering, winter skills, guided winter walking. Get in touch to chat about how I can help you.
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
Hilladventures, based in the centre of the highlands, offers personal and tailored adventures for anyone wishing to challenge themselves in Scotland's unique and varied landscape. Founding member Kristoffer Hill has 20 years of experience in the Scottish hills and a thirst for adventure. He has led expeditions in Europe and North and South America. Over the years, he has worked with a broad range of individuals and groups including school children, university parties, charity fundraising groups and keen individuals. He started Hilladventures to share his extensive knowledge of the beautiful highlands and to teach others how to make the most of the hills.
Find some breathing space, escape everyday stress and feel the restorative effect of nature. Tap in to our knowledge of the mountains and benefit from the extra security of being with a qualified and experienced leader/instructor/guide. We believe that spending time in our beautiful mountains, immersed in nature, challenging yourself physically and mentally, is fundamentally good for us all. Let us help you restore some balance and give you some inspiration. Mike has run Abacus Mountain Guides in Fort William since 2000, providing world-class mountain adventures in walking, scrambling, rock climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing. We also deliver Summer Mountain Leader courses.
My name is Barry Thomas better know as Baz. I own and run Crag 2 Mountain with my wife Georgia based in South Devon on the Dartmoor National Park. Im a former Royal Marines Commando and have been mountaineering & climbing all over the world since 2002.I started to volunteer at my local climbing wall as a kids climbing instructor on a saturday mornings. I really enjoyed instructing and coaching so decided to take it further and I embarked on gaining National Qualifications along side my military adventure training qualifications. I am currently working towards my Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (WMCI) Award.
Mountaineering Courses, Climbing Coaching & Technical Advice provided through EA Mountain Skills. Diploma, Health & Safety, PPE Inspector, Duke of Edinburgh Assessor, NICAS Director.
Highlands based MCI and WML
It all started at The Storey Arms in 1988 when for some reason I thought that it would be a good thing to do. I was quite green behind the ears then but had a passion for the mountains. Shorthly after this I trained to become a teacher and that is when the ML scheme really became valuable. Upon passing my assessment in 94 I began using it straight away with DofE groups. MLs in schools were quite rare in the early 90s. Rock climbing and scrambling was the natural progression along with winter routes so I started to log days for SPA and MLW. Living in Kent this took quite a while but I eventually made it facilitated by a move to North Yorkshire. I used all of my MT qualifications on a regular basis as Head of Outdoor Pursuits at an Independent Boarding School for 10 years. Ive spent the last two pandemic seasons consolidating my mountaineering & scrambling skills for my MCI re-assessment and passed the one day re-assessment in July 2021:-).I have become more interested in ultra running over the last few years and combine my love for the mountains and navigation with endurance running both in the UK and in the Alps. I completed the UTMB in August 2018 and the Original Everest Marathon December 2019. Having recently finished a 25 year teaching career I am now entering the freelance outdoor instructor world from January 2020 onwards developing a small business called Mountain Mastery UK which will offers a range of climbing mountaineering courses plus mountain navigation/running courses and bespoke guided experiences.
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.
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.
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.
Matt has been a climber and mountaineer for over 30 years and has worked in extreme and remote environments for more than 25 years. He is the founder of both a guiding business and a climbing gym, giving him a deep and practical understanding of the application of safe working practices in demanding outdoor environments. His qualifications include the Mountain Instructor Certificate (MIC), Mountain Instructor Award (MIA), International Mountain Leader (IML), Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor BRAWA Coasteering Training, Swiftwater Rescue Technician and FREC 3. He also holds a degree in Outdoor Education. Alongside his instructional background, Matt is an experienced rigger and safety advisor trusted to design and deliver technically complex systems in high-risk settings. Matt has over 10 years of full-time experience guiding on the Skye Cuillin and has played a key role in the development of coasteering and canyoning on the Isle of Skye, pioneering commercial operations, discovering and assessing new sites, building robust safety systems and training instructors to run these activities safely. His extensive experience in white-water kayaking, canoeing and bodyboarding spanning three decades underpins a strong and practical understanding of dynamic water environments. Earlier in his career, Matt worked as a mountain safety advisor and rigger in Kurdistan, where he designed and installed high-angle rope systems for seismic survey operations. These skills have since been applied to designing, building and rigging complex rope-based challenges as well as delivering safety for cast and crew on high-risk TV and film productions. Matt has led expeditions and worked across the Congo, Georgia, Nepal, India, Ethiopia, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), Norway, Siberia and Kyrgyzstan and spent several years with Venture Trust in Applecross helping deliver personal development programmes for young people at risk.
Since starting climbing in University in 2005 and learning the basic skills to climb in the Mournes and Fairhead, I've always enjoyed helping others develop their skills to be able to climb independently on the amazing crags on our doorstep. In 2013 I spent a year at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre and developed my instructional skills through the Mountain Training awards up to the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, qualifying in 2015. During that year I met, learned from and climbed with a group of highly experienced, skilled and passionate instructors who provided a high benchmark of instruction quality. Now, after 20 years of personal rock climbing and 10 years working professionally in mountaineering and other outdoor sports, I can really see and understand the benefit of the mountain training awards. I love having them and continue to develop my personal climbing and professional instructional skills to continue to help others reach their full potential in the sport.
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.
An active instructor with 30 years experience in aspects of summer winter and alpine regions.
Graham Sven Hassall holds the Mountaineering Instructor Award is a Winter Mountain Leader and recently completed a BA (Hons) in Leadership (Outdoors). He enjoys all aspects of being in the mountains but it is new routing though that really gets him going; Sven has an ever growing collection of first ascents around the world always on site without prior inspection up to standards of E1 5b and heights of 6900m. He climbs E3 (a benefit of living 400m away from the crags at Symonds Yat!) aid climbs or writes when it rains and speaks fluent Spanish.
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.
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.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Several first ascents in both the UK and NZ. Many Winter and Summer routes in Skye, along with a few Sea cliff rock routes on the Hebridean islands of Mingulay and PabbayOrganised many personal climbing trips to the European Alps, building personal skills not relevantto the Scottish mountains such as glacier travel glacier rescue and high-altitude mountaineering.Travelled the world from Oct 2013-August 2014 backpacking and expeditions through Asia andAustralasia completing the �round the world� in June 2018.VOLUNTARY WORK HISTORY 04/2016 to 06/2018 Wakatipu Mountain Rescue Queenstown NZ Team Member Alpine Cliff RescueTeam member of a specialist helicopter rescue team utilising Helicopter External Transport Systems rescue (HETS) and on-ground raise/lower systems.08/2015 to 06/2018 Queenstown Climbing Club Queenstown NZ Youth Development OfficerDeveloping short and long term climbing programmes for local youths. Attended regular meetings discussing the development of rock climbing conservation access issues and climbing events in the Wakatipu area.
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.
Based in North Wales. I am a qualified and current MCI and WML. I have a particular interest in scrambling and mountaineering, and training/instructing people to be safe, independent and self-sufficient in the mountains of the UK.
Currently working as guide in the Cuillins.
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
I run the Highland Adventure School who run high quality skills courses tailored coaching and instruction in the Highlands of Scotland.
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.
With many years of experience in outdoor education. I run Ascension Adventures and deliver climbing hiking and mountaineering activities in Snowdonia the Lake District South West of England and in Scotland for all levels.
I started working in the outdoor industry over twenty years ago back in the US of A. After moving to the UK in 2003 I began working my way up the Mountain Training awards. I hold the SPA Summer Mountain Leader Winter Mountain Leader the Mountaineering Instructor Award (full AMI member) an approved provider of the Mountain Training CWA award and a NICAS Technical Expert. My area of specialism is with rock climbing specifically with all aspects of climbing walls.-I am the Founder and Senior Trainer for the Route Setting Association (RSA) IRATA Level 3 qualified (highest industrial rope access possible) certified to install test and inspect fall arrest anchors prior member of the AMI Executive Committee member of the Association of British Climbing Walls (ABC) Training and Technical Committees and have been a Technical Adviser to the GB Paraclimbing Team various commercial climbing centres (CCG and others) and various climbing wall manufacturers. -For outdoor work I have led expeditions to South Africa Namibia Lesotho Morocco and India. I am an accredited Duke of Edinburgh supervisor and assessor for all levels teach Navigation Rock Climbing Summer Mountaineering and Winter skills courses to both adults and young people.-I live in Sheffield so by default am a keen boulderer but my true love is multi-pitch routes.-For climbing walls I have experience building over 50 climbing walls of various size and nature (from traverse walls to major centres) I am a professional Route Setter and Route Setting trainer (initially for the CWMA now for the RSA). My company www.climbingwallservices.com provides comprehensive Inspection Advice and Training services for all types of climbing walls. - If you are interested in anything I can do get in touch! Nate
Freelance Mountaineering Instructor currently living in Oxford but able to work all over the UK.Email - mark@climbwest.comMobile - 07708 733017
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.
I manage a programme of adventurous activities across two residential centres. With three full time instructors and a team of freelance instructors. I develop our activities write procedures and risk assessments deliver staff training and site specific activity sign offs. We deliver activities to residential and commercial groups. I am in charge of our AALA license keeping processes up to date and overseeing the maintenance of kit.I am the BMC Access Rep for Gower I work with landowners climbers key stakeholders and members of the public to enable sustainable safe and environmentally sensitive access to climbing venues across Gower peninsula. Relaying information to and from the relevant national BMC committees decision-making and dissemination to the climbing community.I also help organise the BMC Gower climbing festival.
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.
Dean has been climbing mountaineering and running in the mountains of the UK and abroad for over 20 years he has experience climbing traditional and sports routes mountaineering soaring peaks up to 6 300m and has a passion for running long distances in the mountains. Dean started Adventure Awaits in 2017 and offers courses and guiding services for individuals families and groups. You can check out our Instagram to see all the adventures that we have been doing recently with the handle adventure_awaits_uk
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.
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 discovered the Great Outdoors in the mid-eighties and have been a passionate and active rock & winter mountaineer/climber ever since. With a career which started over 40 years ago as an illustrator in the creative industries I have combined both outdoor instruction and creative work for the last 30 years. This has led me to travel and work extensively in the British Mountains enjoying the Welsh Scottish and English Crags as well as climbing widely in the mountains of Europe and further afield to the Greater Ranges of the Himalaya (India & Nepal) Kenya Iceland and Jordon. During this time I have proceeded to gain professional Mountain Instructor qualifications obtaining these during the late 80s and 90s. Over the years I have worked & gained experience both with adults and young people working on a range of adventurous outdoor activities from leading expeditions through to climbing & mountaineering courses. I have worked mainly as a freelance instructor with a number of outdoor & local authority Centres as well as private clientele both involving summer and winter skills.
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...
A one time native of the Isle of Skye now based in Fort William. With a background in working at height and rescue I now work year round as an instructor (MIC) in Scotland where I get a great deal of satisfaction helping clients develop their own technique and skills in all aspects of mountaineering in the UK.
I was fortunate that in 1987, I was offered a trainee post at an outdoor centre in North Wales called Cwm Pennant Centre. This was soon to be managed by the now Mountain Training Technical Officer and previous Association of Mountain Instructors Development Officer - Steve Long. Steve became my mentor until an ascent of a route called Vulture on the Lleyn Peninsula when he stated the apprenticeship was over if I successfully led the E4 5b pitch. He is now one of my closest friends. My journey through the Mountain Training Awards to WMCI has been fantastic and I met a fantastic friend and climbing partner, Phil Baker, on the way. I spent a few years climbing full-time in the mid 1990s and since then I have traveled around the world seeking adventures with some fantastic friends. This has taken me to Nepal Borneo North and South America including Alaska New Zealand Turkey Africa Patagonia and much of Europe. So that has got to be a very good reason to get climbing and if that is not enough I met my wife on one of these trips and we now have two fantastic children. For a number of years, I managed Apex Training Ascent Training and between 2011 and 2016 I was Chairman of the AMI. I now live in the Lake District and I'm Head of Outdoor Learning at Windermere School.
Carl has over 30 years of climbing and mountaineering experience and has been working in the outdoor adventure industry for over 20 years. Carl is a full member of AMI and is a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (MCI) and is a course director for the Climbing Wall Instructor award. He is currently working towards becoming a Course director for the Rock Climbing Instructor award. Carl is also a member of British Canoeing and is a qualified White-Water Kayak (L4) and Surf (L3T) Coach and assessor. The combined qualifications and experience enables Carl to work competently as a Technical Advisor/Expert across a range of land-based and water-based activities.In addition Carl has a BA (Hons) in Education and holds Diploma qualifications in Sport Science and Sport Psychology and worked as a lecturer in Outdoor Education at Northumberland College for a number of years. When not working in the outdoors Carl can usually be found out and about enjoying his own adventures. Carl has travelled extensively around the world and has been involved in many climbing and kayaking expeditions. These have included a wide range of climbing and mountaineering trips to the Alps Spain Africa the USA and Asia. Carl has organised and led mountaineering expeditions to the Alps the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Himalayas. He has also kayaked extensively in the Alps and was a member of an independent 16-day expedition which involved kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon.He is passionate about introducing people to the great outdoors and helping them to develop appropriate skills and knowledge; enabling them to have their own big adventures.Carl�s work currently involves a blend of private instructing coaching expedition leadership and Technical Advisor/Expert work through his own company; �Mountain Escape: Walk-Scramble-Climb� and freelance work for a number of other providers. This includes on-location film safety work for a major Netflix production.
Founder of Summit Guides based in Snowdonia. Small group Climbing & Mountaineering Courses in the UK & Expeditions Worldwidewww.summitguides.com
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.
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.
AMI Member, BAIML Member, Based in North West England operating in The Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Lancashire and the Peak District. Also guide individuals around crags in the South East of France
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 am an enthusiastic Mountaineering Instructor working year-round in the Highlands. I'm lucky enough to call Fort William home and you will either find me out for myself through Scottish Mountain Skills or working freelance for other providers teaching or guiding in the mountains. When not working I can be found rock, winter or alpine climbing around the world.
I am self employed as a freelance Instructor Guide and Coach. Along with the MIC I also hold the RYA Offshore Yachtmaster Advanced Sea Kayak Leader Award Advanced Sea Kayak Coach Award and both the White Water Kayak and Canoe Leadership awards. Based in Scotland I have worked on every continent
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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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