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About Us

Adam Hughes is a full time Mountaineering Instructor and holds the Mountain Instructor Certificate (MIC).  This is the highest qualification within the British Mountaineering Instructor scheme.  This Award means that Adam is qualified to instruct in all aspects of climbing and mountaineering in summer and winter.

Adam has over 10 years instructional experience in England, Wales and Scotland.  His passion for the mountains has taken him America, Spain, Poland and the European Alps.  He is constantly searching for new goals and challenges to push himself to the next level..

In his desire to continue to improve and develop, Adam works for Scotland’s National Centre, Glenmore Lodge and other providers such as West Coast Mountain Guides.

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Favourite Routes

  • The Bat E2 5b  Ben Nevis
  • Little Chamonix VD  Shepherd’s Crag
  • The Nose VI,A2  El Capitan  Yosemite.  USA
  • Free Blast 5.11b  El Capitan  Yosemite.  USA
  • Pebble Mill E5 6b  Burbage South
  • Great Slab E3 5b  Froggatt Edge
  • Brandler-Hasse VIII+/E5 6b  Cima Grande. Dolomiti
  • Dream of White Horses HVS 5a  Gogarth
  • White Magic VII,7 Cairngorms
  • Finger’s Ridge Direct VII  Cairngorns
  • War and Peace VII,8  Cairngorms
  • Massiah VII,7  Beinn Dorain
  • Blue Riband V,5  Glen Coe
  • Astral Highway VI,5  Ben Nevis
  • Gemini VI,6  Ben Nevis
  • Route 1 VI,6  Ben Nevis
  • The Prow VIII,8 FA Aonach Mor
  • Unicorn VIII,8 Glencoe
  • Central Icefall Direct VI,6 North Wales