Robin Shaw - 108161

Mountaineering & Climbing profile

I have approx 40 years Mountaineering, Climbing & trekking experience.

Mainly UK Wales Lakes & Scotland etc

Overseas Trekking, New Zealand, Yosemite, Canadian Rockies, Himalaya, European Alps,

Atlas Mountains, Africa (Kili) Ecuador (Volcanoes) Chile (Patagonia)

Qualifications

First Aid -Rescue & Emergency Care

RCI (SPA) -Assessed & Passed

ML(summer) -Assessed & Passed

RSA -Level 2

DofE -Expedition Assessor Bronze, Silver & Gold

CRB -Cleared

SEAL -Registered

Certificate for working with youth groups, Dudley LA)

BMC -Attended(Fundamentals)course at Redpoint Birmingham

NICAS -Previously Course director, administering levels 1 & 2

BMC Membership

MTA Member

DOB -02/07/58

Twitter https://twitter.com/terragait

Blog http://terragaitblogs.blogspot.co.uk/

Website https://terragait.wixsite.com/website

Personal/Group experience

Habitat: Climbing outdoors/indoors at least once a week, can be found most weekends out on the mountains somewhere in the UK, (occasionally nocturnal and likely to be seen off the normal pedestrian routes)

-Approx 40 years experience of mountaineering & Climbing in the UK and Overseas with small groups and friends

-Indoor Lead climbing grade 6b+ (subject to venue variations and spinning holds, often heard using lack of height 5’7” as an excuse)

-Optimistic outdoor lead climbing grade HVS (subject to the weather, heavy rain and storm force winds occasionally know to dampen enthusiasm)

-Working for Dudley local authority as Climbing Instructor Youth & Adult classes at Crystal Leisure Center, Stourbridge, for approx 18 years.

-Have coached numerous climbers from the course to compete in the ‘BMC Youth Climbing Series Finals’ over the last few years.

-Climbing sessions with young offenders groups

-Event marshalling via 'Jagged Globe' for 3 Peak 'Action for Charity' Challenge event last 14 years & Sea2Summit challenge Events alongside members of Llanberis MRT team.

-DofE Expedition Assessor for Gold Silver & Bronze Awards

CPD

BMC ‘FUNdamentals’

NICAS

Youth in sport safety awareness

Child Protection Awareness

Prevent Training

Objectives/Reasons

Working to fund additional Mountaineering & Outdoor accreditation & personal development

Pure enjoyment of the outdoors and introducing others to the experience

Organize personally tailored Adventure Weekends for small groups

Regular contributor to ‘UKC’ & ‘MTA’ web forums, reviewing skills, equipment and related topics

References, testimonials available on request

Mal Creasey (MTA)

George Manley (MIA)

Pete Goldsmith (MIC IML)

Ann Frampton (Action for Charity)

Len Oakes (Head for the Hill) Outdoor Adventure provider

Contact

Mobile 0781 2673743

e-mails terragait@googlemail.com