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 take the time to really get to know our guests, because great adventures don’t start at the crag—they start with thoughtful planning. That early stage is key to creating an experience that’s not only well-run and safe, but genuinely memorable. If along the way it turns into a friendship built on a shared love of exploration and the mountains, even better.
Every trip is different (that’s half the fun), and each comes with its own logistics and gear requirements. For that reason, we don’t use a one-size-fits-all pricing model. Instead, we price with honesty and transparency, based on what your adventure actually needs. To give you a clear starting point, the rates below reflect our typical pricing for a day of guiding.
Summer Guiding - £250 for 1:1, + £50 per additional person
Rock Climbing (max 1:2)
Hillwalking (max 1:8)
Scrambling (max 1:4)
Scrambling Technical (max 1:2)
Winter Guiding - £350 for 1:1 + £50 per additional person
Winter Walking (max 1:6)
Mountaineering (max 1:4)
Winter Climbing (max 1:2)
International - £650+
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