Paul Farthing 51761
Membership Mountain Training Association
Membership Type Qualified Member
Membership Number 51761
Renewal Date 01/04/2026
Membership AMI
Membership Type Full Member
Membership Number 815
Renewal Date 01/07/2025
Phone 07377871079
I gained my Mountain Instructor Award in 1999 and my International Mountain Leader and Mountain Leader (Winter) certificates in 2001. At first I was delivering Mountain Training courses as an instructor for military Joint Service climbing and mountaineering courses based in the outdoor adventure mecca of North Wales, before gaining my own providership as The AdventureFitness Company in 2001. For nearly 27 years I trained and assessed hundreds of Mountain Training candidates to gain their Climbing Wall Instructor, Climbing Wall Development Instructor and Rock Climbing Instructor qualifications but retired from providing these in 2023 to concentrate my site specific course delivery and technical advice work. Since then we have specialised in delivering technical advice for schools (both here in the UK and in Dubai) covering the use of their own climbing walls to supporting their adventure based trips to the mountains, whether in the UK or overseas. Let me support you to achieve your mountaineering goals!
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International Mountain Leader Award (EML) | 01/11/2001 | |
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Winter Mountain Leader | 28/02/2000 | |
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Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor | 25/09/1998 | |
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Foundation Coach | 14/11/2016 | |
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Single Pitch Award | 01/09/1995 | |
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Mountain Leader | 21/10/1994 |
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AMI Managing Safety Seminar | 28/05/2025 | 1.00 |
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Humans at High Altitude | 01/10/2023 | 1.00 |
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Climbing Injury Prevention Workshop. AMI and MTA CPD | 18/09/2023 | 0.50 |
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MCI Problem Solving refresher, AMI Peer-led CPD | 14/08/2023 | 1.00 |
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Assessment and feedback skills for MTE providers | 19/06/2023 | 0.50 |
Climbing is a passion and being able to teach my passion to others is without doubt the best job in the world. Climbing is a way of life to be embraced and every minute of it; whether high on an alpine mountain or pumped on a sports route; should be enjoyed and savoured. If not climbing, then what else is there?
I started climbing at age 16 on an Army Cadet trip to South Wales. I have never looked back. My rock shoes have sought out grip on routes all over the world; my favourite place to climb being the rock climbing mecca of Red Rocks, Nevada. Sports climbing is clearly fun but climbing high above your last piece of decent pro is definitely the way ahead. :)
