Louis Kennedy in Chamonix (2026) A bit about me. I am Louis. Originally from Clapham in South London, I moved to Scotland in 2016 and founded my own guiding business Kennedy Mountaineering in 2023. I have been climbing for just over 15 years and despite my irritating mediocrity at the sport continue to enjoy everything from the beauty of the places, to the constant variety of the adventures, I love the continual learning, the problem solving and over coming daunting challen

Jacob joined us in June for a week long course with a view to becoming a more rounded climber. With a desire to get into the higher mountains we started our course with a trip to the Isle of Skye where we climbed "Pinnacle Ridge" a 600m mountaineering route given the grade Diff. It is a very alpine-esque experience and the weather certainly did not dissapoint! We spent day 2 brushing up on skills at Neist Point on the Isle of Skye and opted to return to Lochaber and Glencoe f

Rope Access work on St Pancras... In November 2022: I was in London picking up my first stint of industrial rope access work. The idea was to bridge the autumnal off-season with work that actually pays reliably. I say this because for those with experience of the outdoor industry this can be something of a novelty... I had recently completed my industrial rope access (IRATA) level 1 qualification, and the idea was to find work near my family home in Clapham in South West Lond