Rock Climbing Winter Skills, Mixed & Ice Climbing Walking, Scrambling & Mountaineering Challenges & Family Adventures
Guiding and instruction for walking, scrambling, mountaineering and climbing

Straight Up Adventures

Guiding and instruction for walking, scrambling, mountaineering and climbing.

 
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Courses & Adventures

Rock Climbing

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Whether you climb trad, sport or are just starting out and want to learn to rock climb, book a course with us if you want to develop skills, up your grade, or simply climb a classic route.

Climb Harder

Want to push your grade? We'll dive right into the nitty-gritty and develop your climbing technique so you can perform at your peak.

Get Slick, Stay Safe

Progress your belay building, create professional looking setups, refine your rope techniques to allow you to go faster and further. From exciting rock climbing holidays to performance coaching, we cover all elements of climbing in the UK.

Winter Skills, Ice & Mixed Climbing

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For some people, winter is the off season. Actually, it’s when the fun really starts! What gnarly adventure will you be doing in Scotland?

Gain Independence

Mountains can be dangerous. You'll learn vital skills and how to stay safe. From spotting avalanche risks to emergency snow shelters.

Learn From Professionals

All our instructors are qualified professionals so you can be reassured that you are in safe hands and will be given an amazing winter climbing experience.

Walking, Scrambling and Mountaineering

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Got your eye on a summer scramble? Learn the skills to stay safe in the hills whilst ticking off a classic mountain ridge.

Build Confidence

Through fully bespoke sessions, you'll gain the confidence to take your life in the mountains to the next level.

Experience The Mountains

Looking to take on an iconic Welsh mountain, but not sure you have the skills to scramble the North Ridge of Tryfan or Crib Goch? Let one of our guides lead the way and give you a memorable and stress free day.

What have we been up to recently?

Two versions of a spike and a piece to give a solid mountaineering anchor. Not quite massive monolithic features which can be used on their own, but good rock (even if it looks funky) but fine with a second piece. #techtip #techtips #techtiptuesday
Ogwen esoterica with Tommy and Pete. I remember descending the Cwm Cneifion Aguille years ago on some mci prep but had no real memory of it. A kinda cool feature to climb, and a good alternative to a mobbed Cneifion Arête but moderately terrify
An autumnal scramble up Idwal Buttress and the Cneifion with Gideon, right before the clocks changed. Just goes to show there’s plenty of adventure to still be had in Snowdonia even when the seasons change. #rockclimbing #scrambling #mountain
The saw test 🪚 It’s a good idea to check if a rope or sling placed around a spike will ride up if there’s movement. By sawing back and forth with both sides you can easily see if it’s possible problem. Obviously, this is a much
Delivering all things self-rescue for climbers at the @tomfurey_mt fest this weekend with @richuk303 Psyched to see so many keen outdoorsy folk taking part in so many workshops. If you’ve not come across the foundation before, check them ou
The start of a soggy week of mountaineering skills. Chris and Matt making short work of Idwal buttress despite wet pants and socks 🥶😱 #climbing #mountaineering #scrambling #trad #learntoclimb #buildbetterbelays #ogwen #mountainskills @themountaine
Catching some of the scarce sunshine with Ben. Tremadoc isn’t my favourite crag (controversial opinion) but it comes into its own later in the year with a sunny aspect and crispy leaves when the trees start to turn autumnal. A great place to be
We’re taking bookings for Scottish winter climbing courses this coming season. Availability, especially at weekends, is limited. Make sure you get in quickly to book your snowy adventure! All our courses are bespoke and tailored to you. Inter

Customer Reviews

“This was my third time with Luca and as always went away having had a great time and learnt plenty of new skills. Having previously used Luca for scrambling and winter climbing instruction this time myself and a friend were wanting to improve our “trad” rock climbing skills. Luca is extremely knowledgeable, safe and with a great sense of humor. He also has an uncanny ability to find somewhere in north Wales where it isn’t raining! I would always recommend him for anyone wanting to get into climbing or improve their skills and knowledge.”
— Joe B
“Luca is a really good person to learn climbing and mountaineering from. He is thorough and reassuring. He is also objective and takes safety very seriously. I am a fairly experienced climber and wanted to improve my skills and to check that what I think I already know is correct. I learned lots of additional things as well as checking my knowledge base and had a really enjoyable time on the mountain climbing and doing rope work. Despite the bad weather we still got a lot of advanced rope work done and some climbing. He is very good with beginners as well. Calm, clear and patient, An excellent guide.”
— Sue H
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