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A former Aeronautical Engineering Officer in the Royal Navy I went back to
university to take a First Class Honours Degree in Outdoor Education in the
Community at Strathclyde University.

I grew up in various countries around the world but learnt to climb and
mountaineer in the Highlands. Since I was 18 I've been travelling and
climbing both for work and for pleasure. To learn more about my overseas
trips click the button marked 'Expeditions' below.

At home I did a little postgrad work on the effects of overseas youth
expeditions and worked as a freelance outdoor instructor until being offered
a fulltime position as Assistant Manager at The Glasgow Climbing Centre
where as well as learning about the management of walls I was responsible
for running a large number of outdoor events and courses.
In 2003 I was offered the position of Centre Manager at a new climbing
centre called The Ice Factor in Kinlochleven. Until Nov. 2008 I was working
on the challenges of establishing a brand new centre with the biggest indoor
ice climbing wall in the world and creating its indoor and outdoor courses.

Since then I have been enjoying the life of a freelance instructor working for
my own clients, organisations such as Glenmore Lodge and The
Mountaineering Council of Scotland. I have been heavily involved in the
establishment of a new Adventure Tourism and Outdoor Pursuits Course at
UHI and the introduction of the APIOL scheme to Scotland and I am the
Technical Advisor to Glasgow Climbing Centre and Transition Extreme in
Aberdeen as well as 2 smaller walls.

To learn more about my Professional Qualifications click on the button
marked 'Qualifications' below.

In between all this I got married to Jane in 2005 and become a father to a
baby boy called Sandy in August 2008. I still have time to climb though - for
a gallery of some of my favourite climbs and days on the hill in the UK click
on the button marked 'My Climbs' below.

I truly love my job. Introducing people of all ages and levels of ability to
hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering is a real pleasure. Every day is made
interesting by the difference in weather, routes and people I get to work
with and why they are there and what they want to learn.
Feel free to contact me to discuss what I might be able to do for you. If I
can't help you myself I probably know someone who can.

Alan
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