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It’s the sport of climbing mountains, but it’s far more than just hill walking. With a dizzying dose of danger, adrenaline and adventure, whether you’re scrambling a knife-edge ridge, donning crampons for a winter ascent, or bagging a high-altitude summit abroad, mountaineering is your chance to play intrepid explorer.
Adrian Trendall with his mountaineering mutt
“High in the mountains, you’ll experience life on the edge”
Professional mountaineering guide Adrian Trendall is a big believer in the body-boosting, head-clearing power of places on high
As well as being a mountaineering guide, Trendall is a photographer and author of guidebook Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse. Based on the Isle of Skye, he has summited the Inaccessible Pinnacle – one of the UK’s most iconic and fearsome peaks – hundreds of times. He has also pursued mountaineering across the globe, successfully completing legendary climbs including El Capitan in Yosemite and the north face of the Grande Jorasses on the Mont Blanc Massif.