Rob Johnson
Mountaineering Instructor (MIC)
& International Mountain Leader
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Hi Rob,
I am just dropping you a line following our " Learn to Lead" course in September. Stu and Myself are still grinning from our week climbing in North Wales. Your Instruction was second to none, absolutely what we required, you pitched the course to our ability, which was better than we thought surprisingly ! This allowed us to stretch ourselves safely under your expert guidance and coaching. We learnt loads in a week, all of which was paced skilfully allowing us to build on new skills before we moved on. Your local knowledge in picking areas and routes, was also invaluable. Just to round up excellent week, excellent instruction, Thanks:-) I will be taking up your professional skills again in the near future,definitely. Kind Regards Jason & Stuart - 5 day learn to lead Sept 2009.

"I wanted to say thanks for another fantastic week, I like it when an instructor pushes his clients to new things if and when they are ready and the sea cliffs rocked including the brazen elements and trumping fog-horn! I have had my chums in stitches regaling that tale already! I will also be checking the Forum on your site anon, as you recommended, to try and see if I can get out and about with others in the coming months. Awesome to have your guidance as always and I hope you enjoyed the Whisky. Mike - 5 day learn to lead Aug 09

"Hi Rob - I have been meaning to write for weeks now – to say a massive thank you for all your help, expertise and patience on the Learn to Lead course – and for keeping us happy on those slightly damp days! I have managed to get out climbing at least twice a week since so lots of putting everything into practice which has been great, and not a climb goes by without me remembering and using any number of the things you taught us! It has made a huge difference being able to set up my own belays and I think (though it sometimes doesn’t feel it half way up!) that my confidence in leading is slowly growing. So many thanks again and I hope to get back to do another course some day.
Hope all is well with you. Kind regards Kirsty" - 5 day learn to lead - July 0
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" Hi Rob - I just arrived home, and after the compulsory bragging and exaggerating to Teresa, I wanted to write and thank you for the wonderful experiences this week.There were some wonderful highlights, not least of which was the delight I felt at finishing Great Western, Dinas Mott at your encouragement. All week I felt totally safe, and confident in your abilities to guide and protect me, thank you so very much. Thanks Rob, for everything. Best regards Bill R"

     
   
 
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Rock Climbing on the Isle of Skye

Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
Price: £625 per person
Ratio: 1:2
Length: 5 days

Who is the course suitable for?
This course is anyone who is seconding Very Severe climbs or above and fancies a week of climbing on some of the best mountain crags in the UK.

What does the course cover?

This is a week long rock climbing trip and the idea is to spend each day climbing big multi pitch mountain routes from V Diff to Very Severe, or perhaps harder if you fancy it. We will also look at spending a day on the sea cliffs and bad weather days can be spent doing some of the classic scrambles on the Cuillin Ridge.

Routes that we could do include several up onto the Cioch, Integrity (my favourite Hard Severe in the World!) Shangri La VS4c, Spantastic at Flodigarry, Rib of Doom on Sron na Ciche, The Inaccessible Pinnacle and many, many more.

What about equipment?
We provide all of the specialist equipment such as ropes, harnesses, helmets and the climbing rack. If you have your own kit you are welcome to use it. We will provide you with a detailed kit list when you book on the course. You can read our "whats included" and kit list page here.

What about accommodation?
We do not include accommodation with this course. We recommend the Sligachan Hotel which has comfortable bunkhouse accommodation with open fire and self catering accommodation for £10 per night or Bed and Breakfast in the Hotel itself. The hotel is famous for its range of over 65 malt whiskies! More details can be found at www.sligachan.co.uk or you can call them on 01478 650204. 

A History of Mountaineering on Skye
The formation of the Cuillin started 70 million years ago with a series of volcanic eruptions. The prevalent rock is Gabbro, a rough volcanic rock that destroys finger tips and provides fantastic friction for climbers boots. Also present was Basalt which weathers more easily and is more fragile than the Gabbro. The Basalt is easy to spot as it often forms in columns and staircases, it will be slippy when wet and tends not to provide good belays. Read More

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If you have any questions about booking a course then please just call or email. Booking is a simple two stage process:

1. Choose a date.
Individuals - visit the diary page for details of open course availability
Groups of 2 or more - Call or email to arrange a date to suit you -

2. Book the course
Online: You can book online securely by clicking on the "buy now" button
or
Download a postal booking form from our booking page.

If you are booking more than 8 weeks in advance you can choose to pay a deposit of £100 to secure your booking. Click here to pay a deposit.

Course type Location Price Quantity  
5 day rock climbing on Skye   £625 per person