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Private guiding & Bespoke Mountain Days

Private guiding for classic routes, mountain objectives and bespoke days in the Lake District and Scotland. Whether you want a summer ridge, a classic rock climb, a Scottish winter route or a bigger mountain objective, we will shape the day around your experience, the conditions and what you want to achieve.

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  • 01 Summer Classic rock climbs, scrambles and ridges, mountain crag days and mountain walking in the Lake District.
  • 02 Winter Winter mountaineering and climbing in the Lake District and Scotland. Winter objectives and exact venues remain conditions-led.

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12 guided days

  • Bespoke Mountain Walking

    Season: Summer

    Private mountain days shaped around summits, terrain, pace and experience - from confidence-building days to bigger mountain journeys.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £275 1:1 / £300 1:2

  • Guided Scrambles & Ridges

    Season: Summer

    Classic scrambling and mountain ridges with route choice, movement and ropework managed around the objective and conditions.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £290 1:1 / £340 1:2

  • Guided Rock

    Season: Summer

    A private day on classic Lake District rock, choosing routes to suit experience, style and ambition.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £290 1:1 / £340 1:2

    A climber in a pink jacket climbs a slab above heather

  • Mountain Crag Days

    Season: Summer

    Longer mountain crags and adventurous multi-pitch routes where approach, route finding and mountain judgement are part of the day.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £300 1:1 / £350 1:2

  • Pillar Rock

    Season: Summer

    A guided ascent of one of the Lakes' most historic and committing mountain rock objectives, planned around experience and conditions.

    1 day, Guiding

    From £290 1:1 / £340 1:2

    The rocky tower of Pillar Rock above a deep, forested valley

  • Napes Needle

    Season: Summer

    A classic Wasdale rock objective with a big-mountain feel, approached as a full mountain day rather than a roadside climb.

    1 day, Guiding

    From £290 1:1 / £340 1:2

    A climber below Napes Needle on Great Gable, with Wasdale beyond

  • Wasdale Mountaineering - 2 Days

    Season: Summer

    A two-day private mountaineering weekend based around Wasdale, combining scrambling, climbing and mountain objectives around the client and the conditions.

    2 days, Guiding

    £570 1:1 / £620 1:2

    A mountaineer on a rocky ridge high above Wasdale

  • Winter Munros & Walking Journeys

    Season: Winter

    Private Scottish winter walking and Munro days, with route choice shaped by weather, snowpack, experience and the best conditions.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £320 1:1 / £350 1:2

    Four smiling winter walkers on a snowy hillside

  • Lake District Winter Guiding

    Season: Winter

    Private winter days in the Lakes when conditions allow, from axe-and-crampon terrain to classic ridges and summits.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £320 1:1 / £350 1:2

    Two smiling mountaineers walk up a sunny snow slope

  • Scottish Winter Mountaineering

    Season: Winter

    Classic ridges, gullies and mountaineering objectives in the Cairngorms or West Highlands.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £350 1:1 / £400 1:2

    A guide and client roped together on a snowy ridge

  • Scottish Winter Climbing

    Season: Winter

    Guided winter climbing matched to experience and conditions, from first technical routes through to bigger classic lines.

    1-3 days, Guiding

    From £350 1:1 / £400 1:2

  • CIC Hut Winter Climbing

    Season: Winter

    A focused three-day / two-night winter climbing experience based around the CIC Hut beneath Ben Nevis.

    3 days / 2 nights, Guiding

    £820pp · max 1:2

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How Private Guiding Works

From classic routes to custom objectives and multi-day trips, we will help you plan the right guided day.

  1. 01

    Tell Us Your Aim

    Share your experience, dates and the kind of day you want.

  2. 02

    We Shape The Day

    We suggest the best options based on conditions, routes and availability.

  3. 03

    Move With Confidence

    Your guide manages the plan and adapts it as conditions change, so you can focus on the experience.

Why choose Lake District Mountaineering?

  • Highly qualified mountain professionals. Technical guiding is delivered by appropriately qualified MCI / WMCI instructors.
  • Low ratios and personal planning. Standard technical guiding is 1:1 or 1:2, allowing the day to be shaped around the client or pair.
  • Local knowledge and condition-led decisions. Route choice responds to weather, rock condition, snowpack, wind and the best available terrain.
  • Objective-led private days. The focus is the mountain, ridge or climb you want to do rather than following a fixed teaching syllabus.