I am a very keen climber, skier and alpinist who works full time with my Mountain Training qualifications. I am very lucky to have bases in Sheffield in the Peak District and Llanberis, North Wales (as well as spending a chunk of the winter season on the west coast of Scotland). I have lived and worked in Snowdonia for many years since studying at Bangor University. Most of my early work has been working with young people delivering multi-activity outdoor education and this is still a proportion of my work. I run Orange Mountaineering offering all aspects of mountain instruction and I also have an AALA license allowing me to provide to young people under the age of 18. As well as working for several large organisations such as the Military and Jagged Globe, I also work for several small providers on navigation, climbing and scrambling courses and for Outdoor Centres on ML, RCI, CWI awards. I am an approved AMI trainee workshop trainer for the MI scheme. I have worked in all the major mountain and climbing areas across the UK and have led several youth and adult overseas expeditions. I am an active member of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team and I've been the Training Officer, the Vehicles Officer and since December 2022 , the Secretary. In my own time I have been pushing my own highs year on year at high altitude. I spend several weeks each year exploring in the Alps mainly on skis.