About me

During 19 years of coaching and guiding climbing I've helped thousands of climbers to develop their potential; from their first moves on rock all the way through to swinging axes on steep Norwegian icefalls.

My passion for climbing means I have amassed an extensive amount of experience across all disciplines since 2005, including first ascents on rock and ice in the UK and overseas. If there's a goal that inspires you or a dream route you have in mind then get in touch and together we can make it happen.

I hold the Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (the highest U.K. climbing & mountaineering qualification) and I'm a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors. I'm also regularly involved in the training and assessing of climbing instructors.

I've also written several articles for UKClimbing and UKHillwalking, as well as various expedition reports and guidebook content, below are some examples:

Professional Highlights

Qualifying as a Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor

Training and assessing the instructors of tomorrow - being a Course Director for Mountain Trainings Mountian Leader, Hill and Moorland Leader, and Rock Climbing Instructor qualifications

Working at Glenmore Lodge - the Scottish National Mountain Centre

Providing Filming Safety for the BBC's Countryfile programme

Guiding classics ice falls in Rjukan and Hemsedal, in Norway

Personal Highlights

Soloing the Stanage VS challenge in under 3 hours

New routing in the Adwa mountains of Northern Ethiopia

Mountaineering & new routing in the Central Alaskan Range & the Juneau Icefield

Rock climbing throughout mainland China and in and around Hong Kong - very bizarre!

Deep water soloing in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Achieving personal climbing milestones of E6 & 7c+

Soloing 100 rock climbs in an afternoon

A sub 10 hour winter traverse of the Cuillin Ridge

Climbing Great Gully on Craig Yr Ysfa - it's the best VDiff ever!