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Had a great day with Paul scrambling Pinnacle Ridge in the Lake District.Paul was a brilliant guide, very patient (especially with my abysmal rope work skills!), knowledgeable and above all, kept me safe so I could enjoy the day. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Rock n Ridge and will use them again.Thanks again for a great day 👍
We booked a 1.5-day wild camping course with Paul. The weather on Saturday was fine, but Sunday brought heavy rain and strong winds. While descending, we encountered winds of 40–50 mph. With Paul's guidance, we managed to navigate and stay safe in such extreme weather conditions.We camped by a lake (Angle Tarn) for one night, setting up our tents there. The next morning, we set off early to avoid the rain.Thanks Paul.
We did the black Cuillin ridge transverse, great guides, made a tough couple of days a lot of fun. Thanks
Awesome family day, Paul organised an introduction to climbing & Ghyll scramble for the kids and they loved it. He was brilliant with them, felt totally safe but they had a great adventure.A superb day, highly recommend 💯
Booked a 1 to 1 crevasse rescue course. Really enjoyable day with Paul, learning lots of new techniques and trying new bits of kit at a great location just outside Coniston. Also included some fixed line work and a morning scramble. Thanks for an enjoyable day
We did crevasse rescue and fixed line training with Paul in preparation for fieldwork to Alaska and the Himalaya. The training was very useful and gave us a helpful overview of key techniques. Thanks Paul
Paul organised a couple of days guiding at short notice in Glencoe and on the Ben. Plan initially was to do Curved ridge in Glencoe and Tower ridge on the Ben. We were a party of 3 so due to new rules a guide can only have up to 2 clients, so we needed 2 guides. On the first day having met with Karl and Jack (our two guides) in Glencoe we decided Curved ridge was a bit unambitious and upgraded to a rock climb up Agag's groove and down climbing Curved ridge. It was an excellent choice and both Karl and Jack took great care of us and got us all safely up and down with minimal fussing.Next day we were on Tower Ridge with Guides Karl and Alex, the weather was not great with rain and low clouds but the guides ensured we were safe at every stage. The best bits were Eastern traverse, a short cave section and then Tower Gap. Alex did a great job of getting us all across the gap, interestingly using the East side of the block rather than the more usual West side, and although it looked unlikely it was actually easy once you committed to the move. We then descended by the Ledge route back to CIC hut.All in all, would strongly recommend both Paul from Rock and Ridge for arranging things, and all the guides, and would happily use them in any future trips.
Myself and two friends were taken under the wing of the very experienced face of Rock N Ridge, Paul, for three days of winter skills. Despite the weather not playing to our advantage we had a brilliant 3 days in the hills, with 3 peaks reached; Stob Ban, CMD, & the infamous Ben Nevis. You cannot fault Paul or his extensive knowledge and great personality. We will be using him again for some summer scrambling. Therefore, it goes without saying, look no further and book your course of choice with no one other than Paul.
100%+ recommend RockNRidge (Paul). We spent a truly fab memorable day with Paul where he coached and supported me get through my ‘fear of falling’ phobia. Great day , very well organised to build up my confidence with some rock climbing and then tackle the via ferrata with him at Honister. He is such good company too , putting me at ease throughout.Feel very lucky to have found him and going to use him again for more adventures as well as getting his gift vouchers for my family to have the same experience.In very safe hands 🙌 - he tackles all levels of abilities and ages … and different activities
Paul is a great leader with a calm and friendly approach to all things mountain related. I thoroughly enjoyed his company and look forward to more adventures next year.
Climbed the Old Man of Stoer with Paul in August 2023. Paul was an excellent guide, very safe, and we had a wonderful day climbing this gem of a sea stack. I appreciate his knowledge and ability to set up a tyrolean traverse safely, as well as his knowledge climbing, rigging anchors, and on the rappel.
Excellent day of sport climbing. Paul is knowledgeable, patient and a great instructor.
We picked the wrong dates to camp but definitely picked the right guy. Paul was excellent in what he does. Communication was good although sometimes replies can take upto a day, understandable as he will be in mountains camping most of the days with no network.There was a forecast of heavy rains on the day we decided to camp & Paul even offered to reschedule if needed. Totallly recommend.
Excellent days climbing for my 14yr old. We were on holiday from Malaysia and my son was keen to try some of Yorkshires climbing he had a great full day at Almscliff Crag. Paul was great at explaining how to climb rock rather than the indoor walls and was absolutely trustworthy and safe through the entire day.
Our family of four very much enjoyed our recent guided mountain trip and scrambling with Paul. Our sons of 9 and 12 requested a mountain climb and, not being very experienced ourselves, we decided to look for some expert help with this. Paul not only led us up Bowfell along some lesser known and scenic routes, he also suggested adding a scramble along the way, which turned out to be one of the highlights of our holiday! We felt very safe in Paul's company and appreciated his knowledgable skills and guidance. My husband and I would have no hesitation in recommending Paul to accompany, teach and guide you in such activities; we look forward to booking him again in the future to learn new skills and enjoy his friendly company.
I booked Paul for a 1:1 2 day course in the Lake District, with the aim of developing my scrambling confidence and an introduction to some ropework.It was an incredible couple of days - Paul made some great choices of routes to tackle, encouraged me to try things outside my comfort zone and helped me to develop new rope skills not just in terms of technical / knots but also how to use the rock to my advantage and spot good solid anchoring points.I came away with two solid days of scrambling and learning under my belt, as well as plenty of advice on equipment, and I look forward to using this on future scrambles. I wouldn't hesitate to book Paul again if I was looking to further build my skills.
Booked a 4 day 1-2-1 course with Paul in the lakes, we did 3 days scrambling and 1 day rock climbing. Main objective for me was dealing with my fear of “exposure” for an alpine climb (Gran Paradiso), which was achieved.We started with a grade 1 scramble, which I found challenging and a mental struggle, but by day 4 I successfully completed the classic grade 3 scramble of Pinnacle Ridge. Paul made sure to work within my level but def pushed me to improve and brought a real coaching mentality, his approach really worked for me.Day 3 (rock climbing) was an adaptation after pushing myself too hard and straining my arm. We spent the day at a local wall focusing on footwork, mutiple different routes and a great intro to outdoor climbing. As a direct consequence of the gains I made I have now easily nailed all the grade 5+ climbs at my local climbing wall!Throughout Paul was friendly and knowledgeable about everything from the technical side to the local flora and fauna. And the weather was great too! Enthusiasm def fired, would recommend and book again. Thanks Paul!
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Outdoor Activities / Guiding
Rock n Ridge is based in the Lake District. We run a wide range of outdoor activities from here and also across the UK. Activities we specialise in include: Mountain guiding, In addition to the Lakes, we work and travel to Scotland – the Highlands and Wales -Snowdonia to deliver courses.
Qualified:
Regardless of what course you book, we use a qualified guiding team. Another key point to mention is that these boys and girls have spent ‘an unhealthy’ amount of time in the outdoors. As a result of this you can rest easy knowing that you will receive the best time whilst out playing with us. AMI guides.
Friendly open and no egos, above all we love what we do and therefore want you to as well. First timers through to seasoned outdoors folk welcomed. Above all, together we’ll achieve you’re goals, tick lists and ambitions.