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Winter Climbing Guides & Instructors
If you are new to winter climbing / mountaineering or would like to improve your knowledge and skills then a guiding service is a very good option. There are a number of excellent guiding services in the uk aimed at winter climbing. Below you will find links to some excellent guiding services in the uk, who are all fully qualified mountain instructors holding Mountain Instructor Certificates (MIC).
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James Thacker Mountaineering
James Thacker Mountaineering offers a variety of winter climbing courses to cater for the enthusiastic beginner as well as regular winter climbers who wish to push their grade with some coaching.
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Talisman Activities
Based in Aviemore and the Cairngorms since 1992 Talisman Mountaineering is run by Ron Walker (MIC) and offers qualified guiding in summer and winter mountaineering as well as rock and ice climbing courses. All our guides and instructors are local residents within the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland and have unrivalled experience and local knowledge of the area.
They are specialist in winter skills and winter mountaineering course and supply, transport and all technical equipment such as axes and crampons for free.
Since 1998 Talisman has produced the reliable and popular free winter climbing conditions photo reports website at www.winternet-scotland.co.uk. We were the first and only company in the uk to offer honest, regular and reliable photographic condition reports and have been doing so for almost a decade.
Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) since 1995 as well as British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML) and member of the Cairngorms Chamber of Commerce "
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Alpha MountaineeringAlpha Mountaineering offer all aspects of mountaineering in the Scottish hills. They provide instruction and guiding in walking, scrambling and climbing, both in summer and winter. Whether you want to learn to navigate, climb a sea stack or use ice axes for the first time they can teach you the skills you need.
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High Mountain Guides is a friendly, dynamic and professional Mountain Guiding company run by Rob Jarvis, International Mountain Guide (IFMGA). They specialise in tailor made mountaineering, climbing and skiing experiences for groups and individuals.
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West Coast Mountain Guides is run by professional mountain guide Alan Kimber, who has 34 years' experience of mountain guiding and instruction in Scotland and abroad. They offer a range of courses and private guiding, covering a wide variety of activities. These range from summer scrambling, ideal for those wishing to find their feet in the mountains, building up to advanced winter climbing courses and alpine experiences.
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Abacus Mountaineering provides skills training and mountain guiding in Scotland and the Alps. Their select group of instructors will guide you through new skills on real, adventurous and challenging routes. Mountaineering, Rock Climbing and Scottish Winter Climbing, Alpinism and Ski Touring.
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One of Britain's most experienced guiding businesses, established in 1985, offering mountaineering courses, holidays and expeditions in the north-west of Scotland, the Swiss Alps and the Himalayas. The company is directed by Martin Moran, a British and international IFMGA Mountain Guide. Professional organisation, personal service, qualified instructional staffing and an adventurous spirit are the key ingredients of our success.
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Ecosse Mountains
Based in Aviemore Ecosse Mountains is run by Mountaineering Instructor Kevin Ruthford offering a range of climbing courses, from Snow, Ice and Mixed to Summer Mountaincraft.
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Northern Mountain SportNorthern Mountain Sport are a small organisation specialising in mountain guiding and instruction to individuals and groups as well as providing the full range of MLTE (Mountain Leader Training England) Awards. They operate UK wide, particularly the Highlands of Scotland, Northumberland and the English Lake District.
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ClimbNowPaul Warnock and Euan Whittaker are experienced Mountain Instructors with a passion for the outdoors and for teaching. Based in central Scotland, the mountain areas of Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, The Cairngorms and the Lake District are close to hand.
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Hughes MountaineeringAdam Hughes and Matt Stygall are fully qualified Mountaineering Instructors providing guided courses including climbing, cragging & walking in Scotland, the English Lake District and Wales.
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Sandy PatersonSandy Paterson is a Mountaineering Instructor (MIC) running hill walking, navigation, scrambling, rock climbing, winter skills and ice climbing courses in the Cairngorms as well as all over Scotland - and often venture further afield in the UK, as well as offering instruction and guiding in wintry Norway and sunny Spain.
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More Than Mountains
More Than Mountains offer rock climbing, scrambling, guided walks, navigation courses and winter mountaineering courses. They are based in Aviemore for the winter season offering winter skills, winter mountaineering and snow and ice climbing.
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Di Gilbert MountaineeringDi Gilbert Mountaineering provides training, instruction, and guiding in all aspects of mountain craft, specialising in bespoke courses for individuals and groups. Di Gilbert is a full time professional mountaineering instructor holding the MIC award, a member of both the Association of Mountaineering Instructors and the Mountain Instructors Community.
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Real Adventure
 Real Adventure is a unique outdoor company based in the Lake District. They provide a wide variety of high quality adventure courses tailored for individual clients.
Courses vary from rock & ice skills courses with the head of RA Dan Robinson (MIC and active member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors-AMI) to youth and schools programs (residential’ and single day activities) and NGB Qualifications.
Dan stands on the BMC’s Technical Committee & MLTE Board for the AMI, Chairs the Cumbria Bolt Fund, and is a Mountaineering Technical Advisor. He also holds high level qualifications in caving and paddle sports.
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