I am a full time instructor living in the mountains of North Wales with my wife, Kate and our 4 children. I have climbed around the world and seen many beautiful places but love living and working in the mountains of Snowdonia.
I took up rock climbing as a teenager and have been climbing ever since. I love adventurous climbing, favourite rock climbs are routes like the Old Man of Hoy, big multi pitch routes on Cloggy or Gogarth. Winter Climbing for me captures the adventure element that I love, the short days, sunsets, cold crisp air and the uncertainty of catching the routes in condition all combine to give a magical experience. Trips to the Alps manage to combine the best of each, warm sunny rock, blue skies, soaring snow aretes and steep ice - often all in one day! I have been lucky enough to climb classics like the Matterhorn, Frendo Spur, North Face of the Grande Jorasses, Mont Blanc and many more. I visit the Alps for fun with friends a couple of times each year for ski mountaineering and climbing and have also climbed in the States, Norway, the Himalaya, Africa and across Europe.