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For
the past 6 years Fiona has been devoted to
the mountains of Scotland. She has combined
her enthusiasm with her studies and is just
finishing a degree in Environmental Studies
and Outdoor Education. Her passion has compelled
her to complete all the munros and during this
period she has spent time in the Alps, Nepal
and Alaska but believes the mountains in Scotland
are hard to beat.
Fiona holds the summer mountain leadership
qualification and is pursuing the WML award. |
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Jon
moved to Scotland over 10 years ago to climb
Scottish ice and is still here! He has experience
of mountaineering in other parts of the world
but is most passionate about climbing and mountaineering
in Scotland. This passion is equally matched
by his desire to teach, train and equip people
with the necessary skills, enabling them have
their own Scottish mountaineering experiences
and adventures!
PhD (Environmental Science), Mountaineering
Instructors Award |
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At
the helm of Stuart Johnston Mountaineering
and climbmts.co.uk Stuart began fulltime
instructing and guiding in 1992. He is co-author
of two books, the training officer for the
Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland and
an active Member of Tayside Mountain Rescue.
Qualifications
MIC – Mountaineering Instructors Certificate
and WEMT (Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician) |
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“If
I could climb all year around in winter,
I would”. Passionate about Scotland
but afraid of the midgies so new routes and
first ascents climbed in Greenland, Bolivia
and Antarctica. Expedition leader to numerous
expeditions to Africa, South America, India,
Nepal, Tibet, Kyrgyzstan and Alaska including
working as a Field Operations Manager in
Antarctica. Not enough fingers and toes to
count all the Alpine trips.
MIC & BA Degree
(Outdoor Education)
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A
qualified teacher of outdoor education and
dedicated mountaineering instructor, Alex has
trekked, climbed and travelled on five continents.
Partial to clean rock, fat ice and dark chocolate.
Qualifications
MIA, WML, IML, PGCE (Outdoor Education) |
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A
holder of the winter mountain leadership
qualification and is currently an aspirant
mountaineering instructor for the prestigious
Mountaineering Instructors Award (MIA). What
he enjoys most about the outdoors is instructing
and coaching mountaineering skills in mountains.
Jon is also an extreme kayaker and level
4 coach. Jon is also a member of Tayside
Mountain Rescue team. |
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Lyle
is a member of a Scottish Mountain Rescue
Team and has spent the last 4 years visiting
Search & Rescue teams worldwide,
researching land navigation for his forthcoming
publication: ‘Land Navigation Masterclass’ He
both lectures and instructs advanced
GPS to international Search & Rescue
teams and the Special Forces. |
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Derek
has climbed all over the world but it is
the Scottish mountains and mountaineering
which is his passion. Over 20 years experience
of motivating, leading and looking after
people in the hills has translated into a
professional desire to teach hill skills
at all levels of participation.
Qualifications: PhD, MIC. |
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