Climbing Courses, Instruction & Mountain Guiding in the Lake District

BEGINNER - ADVANCED COURSES & GUIDING FOR ALL LEVELS

Our courses are for everyone. Begin your climbing journey or learn new skills.

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Intermediate level courses
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EXPERT INSTRUCTION. Learn from passionate instructors with a practical, supportive approach to teaching.

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Lake District Guiding

BESPOKE TRIPS. Looking for something specific? We can tailor private guiding and instruction to you.

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Lake District Scrambling

EXPERIENCED GUIDES. Our guides are professionals with lots of experience. You’ll be in safe hands!

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Why Lake District Mountain Guides?

Lake District Mountain Guides Ltd is dedicated to providing quality climbing instruction and guiding throughout the UK. Our experienced team are passionate about helping people challenge themselves, climb safely and enjoy unforgettable days in the mountains..

Bespoke small-ratio guiding -Your experience is fully tailored to your goals. We run small group ratios to maximise your climbing time and ensure focused, personal coaching on every course.

Our Guides - are all professional and experienced climbers, trained to guide and instruct using the best industry practices. All our guides have extensive experience across all disciplines of climbing so we can offer expert guidance tailored to your aims.

Local knowledge, Lake District experts -Being based in the Lake District, we know the best crags, hidden gems, and backup venues for every condition. We’ll find the perfect location and climbs for your goals.

Contact Us to discuss ideas and ambitions! Guiding and Instruction is available year round, for any level of ability and experience, for individual days or comprehensive courses.

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Customer Reviews

We’re proud of our excellent reputation, accumulating lots of great customer reviews.

My day climbing with James was nothing short of joyful!! He is a strong climber, knowledgeable instructor, and great conversationalist. As a guide myself back in the USA, it was obvious that James really knows what he's doing and how to keep his clients safe and stoked. He chose a variety of lovely, classic routes in beautiful settings. If you're reading this, hire Lake District Mountain Guides immediately!

Jane

Just had an amazing weekend of ice climbing with Lake district mountain guides. We managed to climb great routes on both days and learnt loads, even doing some mock leading with the safety of a toprope. James was professional, fun and always made an effort to adapt the weekend to our goals.

Alex

Spent a few days multi-pitch climbing & mountaineering with James and his knowledge, experience & attention to safety is second to none. He made sure I was looked after the whole time and he was in complete control during our time together.
Would highly recommend James to anyone who is looking for a guide for anything mountain or climbing related!

Matt

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Bespoke Climbing Instruction and Guiding

Want a private, bespoke course? Not found what you’re looking for? We can organise a trip just for you

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Check out what we’ve been up to on Instagram.

Beautiful scenery and great ski touring around Saas Fee last month. Looking forward to a lot of time on the skis next winter ⛷️
We were out with Jane last week, who was visiting from the US and wanted to experience UK rock for the first time. We climbed some great classics including Troutdale Pinnacle Direct, Adam, Eve and Ardus. Get in touch for private rock guiding in t
Some shots from 5 days out in the Lakes with Ethan, we looked at the skills needed for all types of climbing from single pitch sport to multi pitch trad. We lucked out with the weather and had a good laugh and great fun. Cheers Ethan 👊
A good day linking classics at Black Crag yesterday, great to have the crag to ourselves all day!
Some shots and videos from a season working and playing up in Scotland this winter. Looking forward to some warm spring rock climbing now 🤘
It’s been a great autumn for Gritstone climbing in the Peak District. We offer guiding in the Peak District year round, find out more on our website: https://www.lakedistrictmountainguides.com/peak-district-climbing #lakedistrictmountaingui
Some recent dry tooling shots from Masson Lees. It’s a great venue to practice mixed climbing before the winter ❄️ Get in touch if you fancy some dry tooling instruction! #lakedistrictmountainguides
Some shots from 2 great days guiding on Jacks Rake last weekend. It was very busy on Saturday with lots of teams out and even a few dogs on the route 🤔 Sunday was very damp so we had it all to ourselves! Such a cool route with lots of steady scram