Richard Batchelor is a member of the British Association of International Mountaineers since conception in 1994 and has worked professionally in the the United Kingdom, The French Alps and the Italian Dolomites for forty years and has extensive mountain leadership experience with a variety of clients.
1984-2001 he ran the Pen Arthur Field Centre in the Western area of the Brecon Beacons. Since 2001 he has lived with immediate access to the Eastern and Central Areas of the Brecon Beacons National Park and is prepared to travel with United Kingdom for work.