About us
Tim and Sinéad first met over 20 years ago while working together at Tiglin, Co. Wicklow – The then Irish National Mountaineering and White Water Training centre.
Sinéad worked the white water side of the business as a canoe, kayaking and sailing instructor.
Tim’s feet were firmly in the mountains teaching on rock climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering courses.
What followed was many years of working, traveling and exploring the great outdoors together.
Both Sinéad and Timmy have travelled extensively for the mountains and wilderness of the outdoors. Their personal goals have taken them to such diverse places as America, Greenland, Iceland, Israel, Nepal, Scandinavia and most of Europe.
After the many years of enjoying the wilderness outdoors, they decided to set up a joint training company offering training and assessment in mountaineering qualifications as well as a wide range of bespoke outdoor learning experiences.
Having both gained their instructor teaching qualifications, the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, through Plas y Brenin in Wales, Tim and Sinéad are the only partnership in Ireland offering a full range of walking, climbing and mountaineering training and assessment approved by Mountaineering Ireland the National Governing Body for mountaineering in Ireland.
Continuing their own personal exploration of mountaineering, both Tim and Sinéad having gained their Scottish Winter Mountain Leader award and are now undergoing the consolidation period towards the Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Certificate, the highest teaching award in the UK and Ireland.
Tim’s mountain qualifications
- Rock Climbing Leader (Mountain Training Ireland)
- Multi Pitch Award (Mountain Training Ireland)
- Summer Mountain Leader (Mountain Training Ireland)
- Winter Mountain Leader (Mountain Training Scotland)
- Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (Mountain Training UK and Ireland)
- Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (trained) (Mountain Training UK and Ireland)
- Remote Emergency Care first aid (current with REC)
Sinéad’s mountain qualifications
- Rock Climbing Leader (Mountain Training Ireland)
- Summer Mountain Leader (Mountain Training Ireland)
- Winter Mountain Leader (Mountain Training Scotland)
- Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (Mountain Training UK and Ireland)
- Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (trained) (Mountain Training UK and Ireland)
- Remote Emergency Care first aid (current with REC)
Many years on and Tim and Sinéad still teach with passion throughout the outdoors environment. Adding to their wealth of practical personal and teaching experience, Tim and Sinéad are both now also following an academic avenue into their future.
Sinéad completed a BA in Outdoor Learning and is an accredited practitioner of the institute of outdoor learning.
Meanwhile Tim is working away on an Environmental Science Degree with the Open University.