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Recent Articles #1
2 day Rock climbing course
Spent the last couple of days with Dad and Lad, Adam and Noah from Telford, they wanted 2 days of climbing, and couldn’t of picked 2 better days!…we spent the first day at Copt Howe and Lower scout refreshing the basic skills, then headed for Long scar to consolidate today, both picked up the […]
Recent Articles #2
Photos of our latest UK 3 Peaks challenge.
We provided mountain guides for a great group of guys from Liverpool last weekend, they were attempting the famous national UK 3 peaks challenge, 24hrs to summit the 3 highest mountains in the UK, Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mt Snowden. An early start in Fort William (06.30!!) and great weather gave them a great chance of […]
Ben Nevis plateau conditions 17/5/15…….
It may be well into spring, but the summit plateau of Ben Nevis is still in full winter conditions, this should be of interest to any 3 peak challengers, stay safe people! Click here for the video from our friends at Lochaber guides.
Esk Gorge Recce
Headed out to recce the Esk gorge with Mark, Sam and Anna a couple of days ago, this gorge is a jump fest, with one after another into deep blue pools, some of the jumps are over 25ft and although it was cold it was a great day, this trip would be great if you […]
National 3 Peaks Challenge views: 1466
Bookings are already rolling in for 2019, if you are looking to complete the National 3 Peaks challenge this year, drop us an email!! we successfully guided 28 teams on the N3P during 2018, and this year is shaping up to be just as busy!! Highpoint Mountain Guides donate a percentage of every booking to […]
Keep upto date with us on Facebook!! views: 2205
Keep track of what we get up to on Facebook, search for Highpoint mountain guides and give us a like, we will be running competitions and giveaways this year as well as reviewing outdoor kit, its also a good way to keep in touch with Dave the collie!
1 Day Introduction to Map and Compass skills course – FEB 2018 views: 1948
We get lots of messages and emails from people wanting to learn the valuable skills of how to navigate with a map and compass, but feel our 2 day course may be a bit advanced or a bit much to take in all at once, well, how about a 1 day introduction to coax you […]
Winter is nearly here….. views: 1569
Winter is nearly upon us again…..here are a few photos to whet the appetite!! 2018 winter dates have now been published, click here to take a look
