Guiding
Join Alex Riley and the How to Climb team for unforgettable guided climbing adventures in North Wales. From dramatic sea cliffs to classic Snowdonia mountain crags, every experience is designed around your ability, goals, and sense of adventure.
With extensive guiding and mountaineering expertise and deep local knowledge of North Wales’ best climbing areas, Alex ensures each route is safe, rewarding, and fully personalised. Whether you’re new to outdoor climbing or chasing iconic multi-pitch classics, you’ll gain confidence, skills, and lasting memories on the rock.
Rock Climbing
From Classic Rock to Scottish sea stacks. We love to guide all over the UK and have an experienced team of guides and instructors to choose from to best suit your needs.
Scrambling
Keen to tackle a classic scramble like Tryfan north ridge, Crib Goch, Aonach Eagach or the Cuillin ridge? Get in touch to book your trip today.
Hillwalking
Not quite confident enough to talk a summit on your own? We have a great team of mountain leaders to help you get to the top and have a great day.
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Winter Climbing
The adventures that Scottish winter provides are hard to beat. Our winter climbing instructors and guides are some of the best in the business. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Winter Walking
Excited to tackle a mountain in winter, but don't have the skills? Get in touch to arrange for a guided winter walking experience.
International Guiding
We have a great network of IFMGA guides who work all over the world. Get in touch for us to help connect you with with the right guide for your adventure.
What Our Clients Say
Prices
We love getting to know our guests and we think the planning stage is really important for building not only an amazing experience but hopefully a friendship based around a love for exploration and the mountains.
Because each trip is different and might require different logistics or equipment we don't have a fixed price for guiding. However to give you an idea these are some rates that we use as a starting point for a day of guiding.
Summer Guiding - £300
Rock Climbing (1:2)
Hillwalking (1:8)
Scrambling (1:4)
Scrambling Technical (1:2)
Winter Guiding - £400
Winter Walking (1:6)
Mountaineering (1:4)
Winter Climbing
International - £650+
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