John Biggar : Mountaineering Instructor : WMCI
Site last updated Wednesday 18th December 2024.
My contact details appear below.
A stunning foto of Comet Tsuchinshan and the Milky Way as seen from Nevado Mismi, Peru. Foto was taken on a recent trip to Peru with Beausoleil colleg. Foto was taken by Roberto, one of my Mexican clients, not by me!
Contact
Contact me by phone on
01556 503929
or write or call in at 219 High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DJ, Scotland.
or email me at
I'm based in Biggar (Yes?, Really !!!) in Lanarkshire. I'm a qualified mountaineering instructor (WMCI) and can guide and instruct scrambling, rock climbing, winter mountaineering and ski-mountaineering and splitboarding in southern Scotland and northern England. In the past I've run climbing sessions and mountaineering courses for individuals and groups, including couples, families, groups of friends, schools. I've also worked in the past with the UK military, TV programs such as Grand Designs, Mountain Rescue Teams and climbing clubs.
I have worked in the mountains and cliffs of Skye, The Cairngorms, Ben Nevis, Glencoe, Ben Lawers, Galloway The Lake District, Northumberland and North Wales.
Get out Climbing !
Go Climbing General information about the services I can provide as a Mountaineering Instructor.
Go Skiing Information about the ski-mountaineering and split-boarding courses I run in winter and spring.
Galloway Climbing & Skiing Stuff
Climbing in
Galloway A big index page to further information on the rock
and ice
climbing in Dumfries and Galloway. Including photos, topos and
descriptions for many of the best climbs on over 20 of the best crags.
Skiing in Galloway Ski
mountaineering and touring in Galloway, where I used to live
Linda's page
My wife Linda is also a freelance mountaineering instructor, this is her personal page.
Worldwide Adventure Skiing
Alpine Ski Mountaineering
Photos and some info for any of the main Alpine massifs.
European Ski Mountaineering Europe beyond the Alps, south, north, east
and west. Including Scotland and England.
Worldwide Ski Mountaineering
Ski Mountaineering in North & South
America, the Caucasus, High Asia, New Zealand
Other Stuff
New Photos Exactly what it says!
Personal Profile All the dull stuff about me.
Andes The guided skiing and climbing business I run.
Guidebooks The climbing and
skiing guidebooks to the Andes I have authored.
Tips and Tricks Some tips and tricks for climbers, not all of them
useful!
High Altitude Tips and Tricks Same thing for high altitude climbing and camping.
Links Some other sites that might be of interest.
Myself and Linda finished climbing the routes in Classic Rock together in 2022. Read more about it and see lots of photos on my Classic Rock page.
Galloway Climbers on Facebook
There is a Facebook group for anyone interested in climbing in Galloway - you can post photos, ask about current conditions, start discussions, maybe even find someone to climb with... click on the link below.
Linda Biggar leading Chippys Downfall on the Black Gairy, Merrick. This photo features in the new "best of" Scottish Winter Climbing guidebook published by the SMC in April 2022. ISBN 978-1-907233-42-5
If you experience any problems with this website (even if it's just a missing picture or missing link) or with the e-mail address please let us know by phone using the contact details above.
This whole website, including all photos (unless otherwise credited), diagrams and text © 2005-2025 John Biggar. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this website is prohibited. If you wish to use any material from this website please contact me for permission first, it will often be granted for non-commercial use providing you give full credit and link directly back to this site.
The sidebar picture is a photoshopped remake of a picture of new blue stars in the N90 region.
A "copyright free" image courtesy of NASA.
