It’s a little hard writing about yourself, but here goes anyway… I’m a climbing instructor with a WMCI qualification, which covers just about everything from teaching basic hill walking skills through to guiding winter climbs. Also, I reckon I’m easy to get on with and good at sharing what I know about walking and climbing in the hills.

I can cater for all abilities and all levels of experience. If you’ve never been on a mountain before, that’s absolutely fine; the training I provide is tailor-made and arranged on request. This can be anything from a day learning mountain navigation through to a multi-day progression of winter climbing, just ask.

If you’re simply after a good day out, without any teaching, that’s fine too. I offer guided days in the mountains, for both individuals and groups – I’d be happy to take you around the classic scrambles of the Ogwen Valley, accompany you to the top of a wintry Munro, or lead you up a mixed winter climb in the Cairngorms.

I’m pretty keen on anything to do with Scotland’s winter mountains and have worked 28 winter seasons north of the wall. I’m available to guide and teach in the Highlands throughout Jan, Feb and most of March. Outside of the winter months I now limit the number of days I work as an instructor. This gives me time to concentrate on a small publishing venture, producing mountain guidebooks. There’s more about the books here.

In my own time, I love cragging and running in the hills whenever life and the weather allow. I’ve a fair amount of experience in the bigger mountains, having climbed alpine routes on over 150 peaks across the European Alps. I’ve also climbed in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, the Central Andes in Chile, the Nepal Himalaya and on Mt Kenya.

My home is in Dinorwig, North Wales. I have family in Kincraig, near Aviemore, which makes it easy for me to be based in Scotland throughout the winter.