About Neil Johnson
I have been climbing for about 20 years. After leaving University and deciding to focus my career on working with people in the outdoor environment.
This started off with young people and still do a little climbing work with them today. It then moved on to working with adult and more specifically future leaders and instructors. After working for 10 years at Plas Y Brenin as a Senior Instructor I decided to focus on guiding and climbing coaching.
My own climbing adventures have taken me far and wide, from Greenland to Patagonia. My passion for climbing is still as strong as ever and it's this enthusiasm for climbing I look to share with my clients.
Neil Johnson
Related Links:
British Mountain Guides Association
Neil's Profile on the British Mountain Guides Association Site
Guides Blogs: North Face Adventures on Le Petit Dru
TheMIC: The Mountain Instructors Community
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Work and Climbing CV:
- Climbing trips all over the world including Patagonia (Compressor Route, Cerro Torre) and Greenland (new routing).
- Rock Climbing to a high standard, E6 Onsight. Love of Gritstone, Chamonix Granite and the Dolomites!
- Ice and Mixed Climbing, Scottish winter devotee to VII. Nothing better than steep ice (WI6).
- Numerous guided ascents including: The North Face of The Dru, The Frontier Ridge.
- Currently: IFMGA Guide and Mountain Instructor (MIC), Techical ropes consultant PGL Ltd, Director of Peak Mountain Training, BMC "FUNdamentals" climbing coach.
- In the past: Senior Instructor at Plas Y Brenin, Temp Youth Development Officer BMC, Freelance Outdoor Instructor.
- Articles: BMC Summit Magazine, Summit 50 Alpine School, Summit 52 Winter Basics, Author of BMC Child Protection Policy.
- Contributing Author, "Mountain Leader Handbook" MLTUK
- Member of: National Source Group on "Coaching in the Outdoors", BMC Youth & Training Committee. Former member of MLTUK and MLTW.