Andy Moles 24437
Membership AMI
Membership Type Full Member
Membership Number 24437
Renewal Date 31/03/2021
"Andy was a fantastic guide: calm, relaxed, professional and good company." -- feedback from guiding on Skye
"Andy took real care to understand what we wanted to get from our day. Besides being great company, Andy seems desperately keen on what he does and to ensure we as his clients were safe and interested." -- feedback from private climbing day in Peak District
"Couldn't have asked more from Andy...knowledgeable, clear, patient and covered everything we asked...Very impressed." -- feedback from Cairngorms winter skills weekend
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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.
