Andy Nisbet Mountaineering

20 Craigie Avenue,
Boat of Garten
PH24 3BL
Tel: 01479 831581
E-mail: anisbe@globalnet.co.uk

Interested in walking or climbing in the Scottish Mountains? Andy Nisbet offers guiding and instruction at all levels, from summer hill walking and rock climbing to advanced ice-climbing.

Based at the foot of the Cairngorms, the mountains and climbing areas are easily accessible so Andy can use his expert local knowledge to choose the best routes suiting the conditions for you to fulfil your ambitions.

From centrally placed Boat of Garten, most of the Highlands can be reached. So if your partners are not available for Munros, Corbetts or the classic rock climbs of Scotland, possibly even exploring for new routes in the North-West Highlands, I am the person to contact!

 

 

Courses

I'll try to provide exactly what you wish, with examples being:

• Introductory (1:2 or 3) or Advanced (1:2) Rock Climbing
• A progression from Climbing Walls to Outdoor (1:3)
• Introductory or Advanced Snow and Ice Climbing (1:2)
• A progression from Winter Skills into Snow and Ice Climbing (1:4)

Accommodation can be arranged locally if required.
Cost for two persons in 2009 is £170 per day (£85 each) - please enquire

 

Andy is possibly Scotland’s best known winter climber, having made over 500 first ascents, including some of the hardest routes in Scotland. Andy began climbing in 1972, and soon became one of Scotland’s foremost climbers, pioneering the use of ice-axe torquing and opening up new possibilities for
mixed climbing.

With a similar number of summer new routes spread over most of the major cliffs of the Cairngorms and Northern Highlands, Andy is still very active and with his wealth of knowledge and experience is still discovering new routes of a high quality and standard, as well as checking out new classics for future guidebooks. Andy has gathered an immense knowledge of Scottish climbing over the years and is the New Routes Editor for the Scottish Mountaineering Club. He has written or contributed to several Guidebooks on Scottish climbing including: Scottish Rock Climbs, Scottish Winter Climbs, The Cairngorms, Northern Highlands North, Northern Highlands Central, North East Outcrops and Highland Outcrops. He was featured in the TV programme ‘The Edge- A History of Scottish Climbing’.

Born and brought up in Aberdeen, Andy grew up with a love of the hills and during his school years was an avid Munroist completing all the Munros for the first time at the age of 19. He is currently on his 4^th round of Munros and has also climbed the Corbetts. Andy has also climbed in other
parts of the world, including several expeditions to Nepal and the Indian Himalaya. He has been on Everest, reaching a high point of 7900m on the NE ridge.

After working at Glenmore Lodge for many years, Andy now works as a freelance guide and instructor and holds the Mountaineering Instructors Certificate (MIC).

Instruction or guiding is offered to individuals or groups in a range of activities: hill-walking, winter skills, navigation, mountaineering, rock climbing and winter climbing to all standards.

With the personal attention available to an individual or small group, a wide variety of options are available. We can offer:

• Summer:
  • Experience the high plateau on a walk to Ben Macdhui.
  • Sample the best of Cairngorm rock climbing from Afterthought Arete (Moderate), Savage Slit (Severe), Citadel (VS), Magic Crack (HVS) to The Steeple (E2).
• Winter:
  • Learn the skills of ice axe arrest, avalanche prediction and winter navigation for your progress into winter mountaineering.
  • Advance your snow and ice climbing skills with the best available conditions promised by many years of experience
  • Snow and ice climbing in the corries of Northern Cairngorm.