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About us
After spending 20 years in the mountains of Scotland and elsewhere, Steven Fallon decided share his outdoor passion and began leading groups into his beloved hills.
He set up Steven Fallon Mountain Guides in 2007 and now with the help of a team of freelance guides and instructors takes people on weekend hillwalks, technical mountain scrambles, navigation courses, and all-inclusive packages to beautiful remote corners of the country.
Steven Fallon
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Steven has been hill-walking for over 20 years in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK and Europe.
In 2003 he 'compleated' his 11th Munro round (all the peaks in Scotland over 3,000ft - there are currently 282), therefore taking the record for the most rounds.
In 2012 this passion for the peaks had seen him tick off 15 rounds !
In 2007 Steven qualified as a Mountain Leader and has since been sharing his enthusiasm, guiding people up the Scottish Mountains to stunning scenery.
In 2006 he took up hill-racing, competing with others who love the challenge of running the hills.
This led not only to winning several races and mountain marathons outright, but also to writing the Pocket Mountain's guide book "Classic Hill Runs and Races in Scotland".
His next goal is to complete a round of Corbetts - and with only 2 to go, is on target to complete early next year.
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Starsign : Scorpio
Likes : Downhill scree running, brocken spectres
Dislikes : People who don't say hello on the hills, midges
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Bruce Poll
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Bruce holds a Mountain Instructor Award (MIC), is a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI), and is currently on the British Mountain Guides Scheme (BMG). He brings to the team more than 20 years instruction and guiding experience, having worked with a wide range of clients. He holds a special affinity with the North face of Ben Nevis in Winter, where he has new routed to Grade VIII, and skied Tower Gully. In Summer he has a similar affinity with the Skye Ridge and has a personal traverse time only 10 minutes outside the current record.
In addition to climbing and skiing, he has competed in the Paragliding World Cups and represented Great Britain; holds white water and sea kayaking qualifications; and is a regular sailing competitor on the West Coast of Scotland.
Bruce is a well-known face in the OMMs, and other mountain marathons, and he and Steven run on the hills throughout the year when time allows.
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Starsign : Pices
Likes : Getting above cloud on inversion days, Alpine dawns and Skye Ridge sunrise
Dislikes : Litter, shadows and wet boots
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Manny Gorman
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A qualified Mountain Leader with Winter training also completed, Manny started hill walking in his youth before morphing into a successful hill runner, now with over 25 years of experience, and in recent years enjoying sharing his skills with groups on the hills.
A veteran of many long distance routes such as coast to coast over the 4000 ftrs, the 200 mile Spey Watershed, and Bens Hope to Lomond 450 miles over 112 Munros in 21 days, he capped the lot by establishing a new record with a continuous self-powered 2400 mile traverse of Scotland’s 221 Corbetts, by sail, cycle and running, in just 70 days.
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Starsign : Pisces
Likes : Real ales, solo evening runs in the high tops without another soul in sight, any spare minute playing with his daughter.
Dislikes : Litter anywhere, wind turbines on the hills, cold hands & feet.
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Richard Kermode
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Richard has been hillwalking and exploring wild places in the Scottish Highlands for over 20 years. It was an interest in mountains and the natural world that lead him to study Geology and Physical Geography before becoming a hillwalking guide.
Qualified to Winter and International Mountain Leader standard, Richard is now working towards his Mountain Bike Leader qualifications. Most of his time is spent outdoors and loves taking people on adventures whether its a multi-day journey through wild mountains or an easier walk looking for wildlife.
Richard also works with youth groups and has lead expeditions in the UK, Africa, South America and India, but his favourite place is the Northwest Highlands of Scotland or everything west of the Moine Thrust! He is often found relaxing in wild and beautiful places with a book.
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Starsign : Gemini
Likes : Natural world, wild camping, mountain biking, whisky
Dislikes : Pollution, cooked mushrooms, punctures !
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Tom Challands
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Tom is a geologist and mountaineer. Having a PhD in geology he has a passion for enthusiastically passing on his geological knowledge to others when out on the hill or rockface.
Not only has Tom been climbing throughout the world, including Europe, North America and the arctic but he has been lucky enough to have undertaken geological fieldwork in these places too. This has seen him digging up dinosaurs in Lesotho and the USA, helping excavate a giant fish from a disused clay pit near Peterborough and carefully recording changes in rock types and fossils in Spitsbergen.
Tom currently holds the SPA, CWA, ML(S) and has completed his MIA training. Predominantly a terrestrial creature most often found on crags, boulders and running or roaming around the hills, he has been known to try his hand at sea kayaking.
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Georgina Talfana
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Georgina has been working as a qualified mountain (IML) guide in the mountains all over the world for more than 9 years.
The Peruvian Andes were the first mountain ranges that she set foot in.
Guiding in the Santa Cruz valley, Alpamayo Base Camp and over the Punta Union Pass 4700m.
It was this trek that triggered George's passion for guiding groups in the mountains.
She has now guided groups on Kilimanjaro, the Nepal Himalayas, the Swiss, French and Italian Alps, New Zealand, Australia, Bernese Alps, the Great Wall of China, Mountain Pine Ridge in Belize to name but a few.
Georgina has also guided treks for charity; for example the Great Wall of China, Kilimanjaro, Everest Base Camp, Mount Etna, Tour de Mt Blanc, Haute Route.
She also facilitates treks for groups of young people and can lead treks both in the UK and overseas as she has her Summer Mountain Leader award and International Mountain Leader award.
Not only is she qualified to ensure your safety but she enjoys passing own her knowledge about the mountains and helping clients to develop their personal and social skills.
She strongly believes that every experience in the mountains should be a positive one.
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Starsign : Virgo
Likes : Mountain summits with a clear view, sea breezes and kettle chips
Dislikes : Midges flying in my mouth and bananas
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Jim Groark
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Jim joined RAF Mountain Rescue in 1985, and was based in Wales and Scotland.
He's done most of the Munros, and all the 3000ers in England, Wales, and Ireland.
Having spent a lot of time in the Alps, Jim has climbed 47 of the 4000m peaks, and been lucky enough to go to the Himalayas a couple of times, including the 2nd British ascent of Menthosa (Indian Himalaya), and North ridge of Everest.
He's also climbed on Mount Kenya, and got two first ascents in Western Greenland.
Jim now lives with his wife and dog, Marsco, in Tayport, Fife, and has recently taken to ski touring, and trail running.
His ambition is to finish the Munros before before his knees finish!
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Starsign : Aries
Likes : Long hill days, scrambling, snow & ice climbing, skiing, and vino calapso!
Dislikes : Litter, tomatoes, & believe it or not, midges!
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Martin McDermot
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Martin has been involved in Scottish Mountain Rescue since 1987 starting within the RAF and latterly with the Lochaber team.
He has just 10 more Munros to complete and enjoys summer and winter climbing.
Martin has also climbed abroad in Boliva, North America, the Alps and in Indian Ladahk where he climbed Kang Yatze 6245 m.
He is a qualified Winter Mountain Leader and registered with the MLTA. He also enjoys Mountain biking and has recently taken up hill running
Martin lives and works in Fort William with his partner and 3 year old daughter.
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