Great experience I would like to thank west coast mountain guides for a fantastic 4 days on skye even with the horrendous weather conditions.
Mark, Mike and Sam were great. They were very patient and friendly and there knowledge was 1st class. I definitely would not have managed without them.
Would also like to thank Sam and Mike who took time out of there free time to show 3 of us... read moreI would like to thank west coast mountain guides for a fantastic 4 days on skye even with the horrendous weather conditions.
Mark, Mike and Sam were great. They were very patient and friendly and there knowledge was 1st class. I definitely would not have managed without them.
Would also like to thank Sam and Mike who took time out of there free time to show 3 of us around the Portree climbing wall and give us some climbing lessons.
Great experience I will definitely be using you in the future. read less

Great experience I would like to thank west coast mountain guides for a fantastic 4 days on skye even with the horrendous weather conditions.
Mark, Mike and Sam were great. They were very patient and friendly and there knowledge was 1st class. I definitely would not have managed without them.
Would also like to thank Sam and Mike who took time out of there free time to show 3 of us... read moreI would like to thank west coast mountain guides for a fantastic 4 days on skye even with the horrendous weather conditions.
Mark, Mike and Sam were great. They were very patient and friendly and there knowledge was 1st class. I definitely would not have managed without them.
Would also like to thank Sam and Mike who took time out of there free time to show 3 of us around the Portree climbing wall and give us some climbing lessons.
Great experience I will definitely be using you in the future. read less

Cuillin Munro Course Had a cracking week with WCMG , climbing the Cuillin Ridge Munro's.
From start to finish the organisation was first class , from the booking process to the last day back at the cars.
The ratio is one guide to three people , to attempt all 12 peaks on the ridge in four days . The guides were reassuring , informative , knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful . This all combined... read moreHad a cracking week with WCMG , climbing the Cuillin Ridge Munro's.
From start to finish the organisation was first class , from the booking process to the last day back at the cars.
The ratio is one guide to three people , to attempt all 12 peaks on the ridge in four days . The guides were reassuring , informative , knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful . This all combined with a fascinating adventure over very rough terrain , in sometimes challenging weather . Three out of the four days we completed the hill-walks , but the weather was just too bad on one of the days to safely get across the ridges .
The guides gradually build your confidence each day , showing you the correct hand holds & foot holds to achieve the scrambles to the top safely. On day 2 we climbed & abseiled The In Pinn , this was always going to be the highlight of the week & the guides saved this day for the best weather forecast.
Thanks to all involved organising the four days. read less

Cool week on the Cuillins Had an excellent week on the Cuillins with West Coast Mountain Guides. Felt totally relaxed and confident the whole time and felt that the right decisions and correct adjustments to plans were made when needed.

Skye Munros Course - what an experience! Just back from Skye having spent 4 days with Mark from West Coast Mountain Guides on the Skye Munros Course. Despite some appalling conditions we managed to summit all 11 munros on the ridge. It was tough both physically and mentally but always felt safe with Mark. Pre-course communication with Ken was excellent. I couldn't recommend highly enough and now that I have dried off I am already thinking about... read moreJust back from Skye having spent 4 days with Mark from West Coast Mountain Guides on the Skye Munros Course. Despite some appalling conditions we managed to summit all 11 munros on the ridge. It was tough both physically and mentally but always felt safe with Mark. Pre-course communication with Ken was excellent. I couldn't recommend highly enough and now that I have dried off I am already thinking about the next adventure! Thanks Ken and Mark. I will be back. read less

Amazing adventures in Torridon and the Cuillins with West Coast Mountain Guides This summer holiday, we had two great days out with Mike. The first day was in Torridon, climbing the Liathatch. With Mikes guidance and the occasional use of ropes for safety, we were able to climb the pinnacles face on, making the most of the spectacular ridge and taking on steep scrambles which we would not have liked to do on our own. This helped build our confidence for other... read moreThis summer holiday, we had two great days out with Mike. The first day was in Torridon, climbing the Liathatch. With Mikes guidance and the occasional use of ropes for safety, we were able to climb the pinnacles face on, making the most of the spectacular ridge and taking on steep scrambles which we would not have liked to do on our own. This helped build our confidence for other scrambles in Torridon and later in the Cullins, before we met up with Mike again to take on Sgurr Nan Gillean and Am Bastier. As we had especially asked to get more experience with abseiling, Mike planned an exiting route with three abseils. The first was coming down the west ridge from Sgurr Nan Gillean, followed by a shorter abseil from Am Basteir, then onwards for a final 20m abseil down the Kings Cave Chimney. Learning to control the ropes ourselves was great. The route felt like a real adventure and we learnt so much from Mike. He is a great guide and teacher, never pushy, but always encouraging to make us get the best we can from our days out. The views on both trips were breathtaking. We just can’t wait to get back up to Scotland for more adventures with West Coast Mountain Guides! Dreaming of both winter adventures and hopefully the Cuillin ridge next summer… read less

Fantastic course, great guiding, great company. I booked the Skye Munros course to help move me closer to achieving my ambition of climbing all the Munros. In the build up to the course Ken was quick to provide reassurance and guidance when I had any questions or required advice. When we arrived on Day 1 we split into groups and we were allocated our guide - Dave. What followed was an awesome 4 days walking, scrambling... read moreI booked the Skye Munros course to help move me closer to achieving my ambition of climbing all the Munros. In the build up to the course Ken was quick to provide reassurance and guidance when I had any questions or required advice. When we arrived on Day 1 we split into groups and we were allocated our guide - Dave. What followed was an awesome 4 days walking, scrambling and climbing some of the UK’s hardest peaks over some pretty unique terrain. The weather was not great all week (it is the Scottish mountains after all), but this didn’t spoil the experience one bit.
Dave was an excellent guide. Plenty of local knowledge, banter, advice, support and some entertaining stories helped maximise our experience and make it even more enjoyable. Being under confident with exposure he made sure that I was safe on the more exposed bits and also provided guidance on techniques to make scrambling easier whilst encouraging me when required without being overbearing. The patience and professionalism shown was second to none.
The itinerary was reviewed each day and amended to take account of the weather. This was a major factor in our group achieving all 11 summits. Being a vastly experienced hillwalker with over 200 Munros climbed, I had been putting off using a guide in the UK hills until my wife bought me the course as a birthday gift. No regrets whatsoever and I wish I had done this earlier! You simply cannot complete the Skye Munros as a hillwalker without a guide, as in anything but gin clear weather, you would struggle to follow the routes over that terrain. Also, it turned out to be extremely good value for money, as bagging all 11 Munros in one go (i.e. not wasting money and time aborting your own trips again and again due to weather) was only achieved by booking a guide and utilising their local knowledge and experience.
I immensely enjoyed the course, and would highly recommend to anyone considering the Skye Cuillin to use West Coast Mountain Guides. I have already recommended them to friends with the same ambition as myself and will definitely use them again for improving my winter skill set. read less

Complete the Skye Cuillin Munros This is the second year I have used West Coast Mountain Guides to help us complete the Skye Cuillin Munros and we have already booked some further guiding for 2023 to tackle the harder Torridon mountains and provide some winter skills training. Ben, our guide, is outstanding. We are experienced Munro baggers, but inexperienced in the use of ropes and more difficult scrambling. Ben was very patient with us, whilst... read moreThis is the second year I have used West Coast Mountain Guides to help us complete the Skye Cuillin Munros and we have already booked some further guiding for 2023 to tackle the harder Torridon mountains and provide some winter skills training. Ben, our guide, is outstanding. We are experienced Munro baggers, but inexperienced in the use of ropes and more difficult scrambling. Ben was very patient with us, whilst also being encouraging and motivational. We always felt 100% safe, and Ben knows all the various routes given the differing weather conditions.
Booking with West Coast Mountain guides is a very simple process.
In summary I can 100% recommend West Coast Mountain guides. read less

Highly professional and second to none. We booked the four day Skye Cuillin Munros course to celebrate our 30 year wedding anniversary. With 155 Munros under our belt, what better way to up the ante than to tackle the Cuillin?
Seriously the best decision we ever made booking a guide with this excellent company.
Our guide was Mark and the word "guide" is woefully insufficent to capture the level of care, intelligence, skill, knowledge and insane... read moreWe booked the four day Skye Cuillin Munros course to celebrate our 30 year wedding anniversary. With 155 Munros under our belt, what better way to up the ante than to tackle the Cuillin?
Seriously the best decision we ever made booking a guide with this excellent company.
Our guide was Mark and the word "guide" is woefully insufficent to capture the level of care, intelligence, skill, knowledge and insane levels of fitness that Mark consistently demonstrated throughout. Not to mention Mark's first class sense of humour.
Our group comprised of four; Mark, us two and (more experienced than us) climber Giulio who was also fantastic company.
You are not a passenger on this course and what Mark does is enable and empower. His extensive knowledge of the Cuillin area was instantly reassuring and at absolutely no point did we feel that we were in any danger. The lengths that a mountain guide goes to, to ensure everything is as safe as can be for their group is staggering.
We have learned so much from Mark's steady, gentle encouragement but that also served to highlight how much we still have to learn.
If Mark is reading this, know that several "Markisms" have become part of our lexicon: "...slow and smoothy; smooth and steady..." "..need to be switched on.." "...we will bosh on down... " "...everything in the rucksack has purpose..." "...take the rope for a walk..."
We've been out on the Munros since our Cuillin course and have taken on board Mark's advice regarding our rucksack content choices not least because Mark said "he'd throw my spare socks down the hill". Thank goodness I never told him about my tiny bottle of Body Shop Coconut perfume.
This was one of the highlights of our life and we cannot recommend West Coast Mountain Guides enough. Even with some of the heaviest rainfall that the Cuillin could throw at us we still had the most exhilarating and satisfying experience.
Our Cuillin course ended on Friday after four tough days and we were buzzing all the way home to our Airbnb. To top off our epic achievement, we witnessed our first ever sighting of the Aurora Borealis too. Two bucket list ticks in one single day. Not many people get to say that.
Our next biggie is the Aonach Eagach and we will absolutely be booking a guide with West Coast Mountain Guides.
Can't thank Mark enough- our Cuillin course experience was nothing short of perfect. read less

Awesome climbing experience We had a brilliant day with Dave from West Coast Mountain Guides, climbing the Inaccessible Pinnacle on Skye. They were knowledgeable & kept us motivated throughout the long walks in & out.
We’d definitely book further guided climbs with them again, what an awesome day!

An Teallach Having done the epic Black Cuillin ridge with West Coast Mountain guides last year I highly recommended them to my friend to do An Teallach this year. Mike was brilliant and extremely knowledgeable. He made the pinnacles so much fun rather than terrifying. The day was completely magical and I will continue to use this company for future adventures!

Amazing 5 days in Skye This was the first time I had used guides to traverse mountains and we were so glad that we did. We completed all 12 of the Black Cuillins under the exceptional guidance of Dave and Jack our guides from West Coast Mountain guides. It was arguably the best 5 days of our lives spent in the incredible terrain of the Cuillins.......there is nothing quite like them.
Both Dave & Jack were... read moreThis was the first time I had used guides to traverse mountains and we were so glad that we did. We completed all 12 of the Black Cuillins under the exceptional guidance of Dave and Jack our guides from West Coast Mountain guides. It was arguably the best 5 days of our lives spent in the incredible terrain of the Cuillins.......there is nothing quite like them.
Both Dave & Jack were incredibly experienced, knowledgeable and most importantly, very safe. We had 100% confidence in them and they made our trip all the more enjoyable. They were great craic.
Can't wait to conquer more ridge traverses with West Coast Mountain Guides.
If you are contemplating taking on some serious mountain challenges then look no further than the team at WCMG........it will be the easiest decision that you will ever make. read less