John Biggar : Mountaineering Instructor
Site last updated Friday 27th April 2012.
My contact details appear below.
Starting a ski tour the hard way in Norway.... right at sea level! Despite a big shower coming in when this photo was taken we had some great conditions and weather on our recent trip there. There are some more photos on my skiing website www.piste-off.com
First evening of the summer out at Clifton crag, March 2012. A very warm and sunny day. If you want to try rock climbing in sunny Dumfries & Galloway then check out my Go Climbing... page
Get out Climbing !
Go Climbing General nformation about the services I can provide as a Mountaineering Instructor.
I organise winter mountaineering, rock climbing and ski-mountaineering courses in winter and spring at venues throughout Scotland as well as run instructional winter skills weekends.
Galloway Climbing & Skiing Stuff
Climbing in
Galloway A big
new index page to further information and pictures of the best crags and rock
climbing in Dumfries and Galloway. Including photos, topos and route descriptions for
many of the best climbs on over 20 of the best crags....
also includes neighbouring areas of Ayrshire and the Scottish Borders.
Winter Climbing in
Galloway Some general
information and pictures of snow and ice climbing in Galloway.
New Climbs in
Galloway Some new routes done since the 2004 SMC
guidebook.
Skiing in Galloway Ski
mountaineering and touring in Galloway. It's not big and it's not clever.
Other Stuff
New Photos Exactly what it says!
Personal Profile All the dull stuff about me.
Andes
The guided skiing and climbing business I run.
Guidebooks
The climbing and trekking guidebooks to the Andes I have authored.
Favourites Photos of my favourite climbing areas,
mountains, sights and wildlife taken on holidays and expeditions.
Ski Mountaineering A link thru to a ski-mountaineering website www.piste-off.com which I run.
Tips and Tricks Some tips and tricks for climbers, not all of them
useful!
Links Some other sites that might be of interest.
Galloway Hills Webcam
Rhinns of Kells Link to a webcam on the MWIS website looking at the southern end of the Rhinns of Kells.
I have started a Facebook group for anyone interested in climbing in Galloway - you can post photos, start discussions, find someone to climb with... click on the link below.
Contact
If you'd like to try climbing, winter or summer, whether you'd like a taster session, guided ascents or learning to lead, or if you just want any other help advice or instruction, get in touch with me, John Biggar. Contact me by phone on
01556 503929
or write or call in at 37a, St. Andrew Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1EN, Scotland.
or email me at
Linda leading good ice at the top of Better Gully, 19th December 2010.
Skiing up to the Bennan, January 2012.
If you experience any problems with this website (even if it's just a missing picture or missing link) or with the e-mail address please let us know by phone using the contact details above.
This whole website, including all photos (unless otherwise credited), diagrams and text © 2005-2012 John Biggar. Unauthorised reproduction of any part of this website is prohibited. If you wish to use any material from this website please contact me for permission first, it will often be granted for non-commercial use providing you give full credit and link directly back to our site.
The banner picture on this website is of Io and Jupiter, as used on the cover of The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks. The sidebar is a remake of a picture of new blue stars in the N90 region. Both are "copyright free" images courtesy of NASA.
