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Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor | 07/03/2019 | |
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Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor | 03/07/2014 | |
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Winter Mountain Leader | 08/03/2013 | |
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Single Pitch Award | 29/07/2012 | |
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Mountain Leader | 06/05/2011 |
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Rock Skills Tutor Induction | 29/11/2019 | 1.00 |
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Hill & Mountain Skills and Rock Skills provider and course tutor induction - MTC and MTE | 29/11/2019 | 1.00 |
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MIC Reassessment - Teaching Day | 07/03/2019 | 1.00 |
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BMC / MCofS / MI - FUNdamentals of Climbing 2 | 11/11/2018 | 1.00 |
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DofE Award - Expedition Assessor Accreditation Course | 14/05/2018 | 1.00 |
I have always loved going to the hills. Growing up, it was the Mournes. In my early 20's as a student in Edinburgh, I became increasingly obsessed with climbing. It didn't occur to me for some time that I would pursue a career as an instructor - I did it for myself, for the adventures, the friends and the craic.
At some point I took a notion to do Mountain Leader training. One thing led to another and in 2012 I found myself on the Instructor Development Scheme at Glenmore Lodge. Since then, I have been working as a freelance MIA and WML all over the country. Integrating my lifestyle and my job has been as rewarding as I hoped it would be, and I'm still as passionate about it as ever.