Kevin Rutherford is an outdoor professional with over 20 years experience working in the

outdoor industry. He holds the Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor   qualification which

enables him to work both in Summer & Winter in the UK & Norway on all aspects of mountaineering

& climbing. He is also a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors  and is the

AMI Scottish East MCI/WMCI  trainee workshop trainer. IOSH Safety & Health for Business, member

of the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health.

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The Norway Ice courses in Rjukan have been running since 2007. Other leadership experience

includes leading successful trekking trips twice to Mount Kenya and Killimanjaro and also twice

to Mera Peak and Island Peak in Nepal working for Jagged Globe and Adventure Peaks.

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As well as running Ecosse Mountains, Kevin freelances on various other types of outdoor safety work and for other adventure organisations including - 

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• Scotland's National Outdoor Centre Glenmore Lodge, spent 20 years working on all aspects of Mountaineering including training and assessing on NGB qualifications.

• Mountain & Water Safety Specialists, working as a safety consultant within a very experienced team looking after staff/crew on remote and challenging film & tv venues.

• Archaeological dig sites, providing a full package from paperwork, safe access and safe digs sites on remote and challenging venues.

• Technical Advice to various outdoor organisations.   

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Originally from Dalkeith, Kevin was lucky enough at secondary school to be introduced to outdoor education including walking and climbing, loved the outdoor environment, the challenge and even back then a seed had been planted with regards to mountains.

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From 1988-1998, working in the Edinburgh area and having given up playing semi professional football, Kevin spent most weekends "escaping" the city and venturing into the Scottish Mountains walking and climbing as well as numerous summer holiday trips to the Alps. 

 

Prior to Kevin's own initial adventures, he did attend mountaineering courses which were fantastic and they really inspired him to get out and do more and eventually pushed him into changing career to a job in the outdoors.

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Having been a client and having spent time working in an industry where service was key, Kevin makes it a priority to continue providing a quality Professional Service as a Mountain Instructor.

 

"Everyone is a customer!" 

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Kevin also currently works on all aspects of MTUK Training and Assessment courses, SML to WMCI and is a WMCI Mentor for the Association Mountaineering Instructors. If you are interested in being mentored through one of the fantastic MTUK qualifications, drop Kevin a message!