I’m now back from a 3 week World Challenge expedition to India, and just have the paperwork to complete, so I’m now available for work again. The last three weeks have, as usual been great for “Continuing Personal Development” and a real chance to get to know local people and customs. I had at least [...]
We are offering an NNAS Gold Award training course on Tuesday the 5th and Wednesday the 6th of October 2010. These will be 2×8 hour days at a cost of £80 (total) per person. The assessment will be offered on Monday the 11th of October at a cost of £40 per person and will again [...]
We will be offering a number of 4 hour workshops intended for people who have started to navigate but are aware of areas they wish to improve on. Each session will cost £20 per person, with a maximum of 4 persons per course. Contact us for more details or to book.
Monday 20th September 2010: “Using [...]
In addition to our bespoke guiding service, you can now select a walk from our well researched “Off the peg” selection. See the seperate page for details.
For 2 years now I have been working as an assistant boatman for “Canoe Adventures” steering their 12 man Voyageur canoes up and down the River Dart as part of a fleet. They are great for social groups, family trips, team building and wildlife appreciation. Up until now I have always been part of a [...]
I have had an enquiry from someone who is about to do his NNAS Silver and may be hoping to complete the Gold in Sept/Oct time. A course for one is prohibitively pricey for him (and would suffer from an absence of peer learning too), so he has asked that I try and bring together a few [...]
Yesterday I spent the day with Dartmoor National Park and Forestry Commission staff, being trained in the management of upland forestry, and how they attempt to fit it into the landscape, their environmental and recreational work etc. Although not directly related to mountaineering, this kind of CPD ensures I am well prepared to provide the [...]
I am just back from a 10 day trip to Scotland where I climbed the Lancet Edge (probably grade 1/2 in those snow conditions), visited 3 bothies, climbed up 9 munro’s in 4 seperate areas and snow-holed at 2,500 feet and minus 10 degrees. Snow was very variable, weather very cold and avalanches in evidence [...]
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