AboutKen Findlay Guided Walk Service
 


About Ken                          

Ken Findlay is a college lecturer with over 22   years of experience in adventure education. His passion is to promote the benefits of outdoor exploration and to make it available to all. As an experienced mountaineer he has climbed over 200 mountains worldwide and embarked upon 13 expeditions. He is a member of The Britishken camping on mountain Mountaineering Council (BMC), The Alpine Club (AC), The Fell and Rock Climbing Club (FRCC) and The Leeds Mountaineering Club (LMC). He is also a keen runner and has clocked up over 1,000 miles in marathons, which includes The Karrimor International Mountain Marathon. Kentrek is about getting people outdoors, exploring the land around them and pushing their personal boundaries.One of the biggest challenges we see today is that families spend too much time indoors. Kentrek's philosophy is about accessing the outdoors and connecting with nature.

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In teaching in Further and Higher education in Colleges in both Leeds and Bradford, I have been involved in many residentials both here and abroad. Destinations include Brussels in Belgium and Orebro in Sweden to activity centres in the Lake District and Scotland. All these included working with students aged 16 – 19 in the outdoor environment on the Btec National Diploma in Outdoor Pursuits.


Teaching in both the Outdoor Education and Public Service courses has led me to be involved in most of the Colleges outdoor pursuits sessions and become part of the health and safety team and also the Outdoor Pursuits co-ordinator for Public Services.


Further to this I am also involved in my local climbing club (Leeds Mountaineering club) having served on the committee in most of the positions over the past thirty years, and at this moment in time I am involved in compiling a club journal based on our first 50 years .  

 

 

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Ken's Climbing / Mountaineering CV Abroad

 

1979   Greece Mount Olympus 2900m
1980   Swiss Alps (Saas Fee) Dri Horlini 3341m, Jegihorn 3206m
1983   French Alps (Chamonix) Aig Pourre 2562m
1984   French Pyrenees (Gavarnie) Pic de Tentes 2322m, Pimene 2801m, Vignemale 3032m, Pic Entre le Ports 2476m, Pic De Saint Andre 2608m, Petit Pimene 2667, Taillon (new route) 3144m, Mt Perdido 3355m, Ly Cylindre de Marbore 3325m.
1986   Swiss Alps (Zinal) Besso 3667m, Blanc De Moming traverse 3663m, Rothorn 2998m, Bella Tolla 3025m, Pigne de Ia Le 3396m, Zinal Rothorn 4221m.
1987   Swiss Alps (Arolla) Pointe De Vousson 3489m, La Luette 3548m, Mont Blanc de Chellon 3869m.
1988   Austrian Alps (Neustift) Falsisse 2090m, Elfertume 2400m, Series 2718m, Ostler Knotenspitze 3101m, Schrandele 3393m, Hoher Burgstall 2611m, Neider Burgstall 2436m, Schlicker Seespitze 2804m, Pilatus 2120m.
    Swiss Alps (Saas Grand) Allalinhorn 4027m, Weissmies 4023m, Mallig 2700m, Gibidum 2938m, Jazzihorn 3227m, Bishorn 4153m, Grand Cornier 3961m, Breithorn 4164m, Mont Blanc 4807m.
1989   Swiss Alps (Saas Grund) Mittaghorn NW Ridge 3143m, Almagellerhorn 3327m, Rimpfischhorn WSW Ridge 4198m, Fletschhorn 3993m, Lagginhorn 4010m traverse.
    Leysin Tour d’ A 2330m, Tour de Mayen 2326m, La Chamossaire 2112m, Truex 2194m, Tour De Famelon 2137m, Mont Fort W flank 3328m.
    Ailefroide Tete dc la Dreye 2077m, Pic Neige Cordier N ridge 3614m, St Crepin 5 routes, Fournal 4 routes.
1990   French Alps (Chamonix} Aiguille De La Berangere 3425m, Aiguille De Charlanon 2549m, Dent Du Requin 3322m.
    Swiss Alps (Randa)
 Alphubel 4206m, Taschhorn 4490m, Dom 4545m traverse, Matterhorn 4477m, Nadelhorn 4327m, Lenspitze 4294m, Strahlhorn 4190m, Nordend 4609m, Dufourspitze 4634m,
    French Alps (Chamonix)
 Aiguille de Crouche 2840m, Aiguille de Belvedere 2965m, Les Chesery 2506m.
1991   Swiss Alps (Arolla) Petite Dent De Veisivi 3183m, Dent De Perroc 3250m, Pointe du Prelet 3001m, Pointe Du Tsate 3077m, Mittaghorn 3143m, Almagellerhorn 3327m.
    British Shimshal Glacier
Expedition 1991 Pakistan
 Peak l 5200m- First British Ascent, Shifkitten Sar 5240m, Peak Two 5220m- First British Ascent, Rock route ‘Special K’ on Triple K Buttress 400ft First Ascent, Straker Sar 5520m- First Ascent.
1992   Swiss Alps (Bernese Oberland Schilthorn 2970m, Monch S Ridge 4099m, Jungfrau S.E Ridge 4158m, Grunegghorn
3860m, Gross Grunhorn S.W Ridge 4043m, Hinter Fiescherhorn S.W Ridge 4025m, Gross
Fiescherhorn S.E Ridge 4049m, Schreckhorn S.W Ridge 4078m.
Gletscherschech -— 5 routes.
1993   British Cordillera Apolobamba Bolivian Expedition 1993 Bolivia
 Sunchuili 5305m - First British Ascent, lscacuchu 5500m - First British Ascent, Peak 1
5500m - First British Ascent, Mita 5500m - First Ascent, Cuchillo 1 5655m - First British
Ascent, Yanaorca 5550m - First asce11t, Un named 5630m - First Ascent, Cavayani 5704m -
First Ascent, Peak 2 5500m - First Ascent, Peak 3 5400m - First Ascent, Peak 4 5400m -
First Ascent, Cuchillo 2 5450m - First Ascent, Illimani 6438m.
1994   French Alps (Chamonix) Ski-ing the Valee Blanche during the Easter break
    Swiss Alps (Arolla, Randa) L’Eveque S.W ridge 3716m, Dent Blanche South Ridge 4356m, Stecknadelhorn 4241m,
Hoberghorn 4219m, Stecknadelhorn 4241m, Wellenkuppe 3903m, Obelgahelhorn 4063m,
Wellenkuppe 3903m, Joderhorn 3035m, Mittaghorn 3143m, Durrenhom 4043m, Hoberghorn
4219m, Stecknadelhorn 4241m, Ulrichshorn 3925m, Breithorn 4165m, BaImenhorn 4167m,
Piramide Vincent 4215m, Punta Giordani 4046m, Corno Nero 4322m, Ludwigshoe 4341m,
Parrotspitze 4436m, Balmenhorn 4167m, Signalkuppe 4556m, Zumstienspitze 4563m.
1995   British Tien Shan Kaingdy Glacier Expedition
Kyrgyzstan
 Snow Dome 5050m First Ascent, Angel Peak 5300 - First ascent, Sword of`Damocles 5200 - First
Ascent, Hunter Peak 5250 - First ascent.
1996   French Alps (Chamonix) Aiguille Du Tour 3450m ‘Table du rock Ridge’, Aiguille du Rochefort 4001m, Dome de Rochefort 4015m, Dent du Geant 4013m.
1997   French Alps (Chamonix) Aiguille Du Moine 3412m, Mont Blanc du Tacul 4248m, Mont Maudit 4465m.
    British Cordillera Central Peruvian Expedition 1997
Peru
 Quepala 5270m - First British Ascent, Tres Tops 5000m -- First Ascent, Nevado Padrecacca
5362m - First British Ascent, Tictuni 5200m – First Ascent, Nevado Ticlla 5897m First
Ascent on SW Face.
1998   British Kangerdlugssak Greenland Expedition 1998
Greenland
 Baby Nunatak 1700m First ascent, Snow Point, Peak 1 2090m – First Ascent, Peak 2 2100m – First Ascent, Rock Point 1700m - First Ascent, Colmount 1850m- First Ascent, Rampant 2000m- First
Ascent, Grey Peak 2000m - First Ascent, Snow Top 1600m - First Ascent, Bottom Peak
1000m- First Ascent, Buttress Climb 1700m - First Ascent, Peak 2000 2000m First
Ascent, Hovedvejan Nunatakker 1750m - First British Ascent, Fangetarnet 1610m First
British Ascent, Rock Peak 1500m - First Ascent, Snow One 1700m - First Ascent, Snow 2
1700m -- First Ascent.
1999   French Alps (Chamonix) Aiguille Verte 4122m.
    British Saraghrar Hindu Kush Expedition 1999
Pakistan		 We failed on Saragrar due to bad weather, got up to Camp 2 at 5490m.
    British Aconcagua Millennium Expedition 1999
Argentina		 Aconcagua 6962m
2000   British Solu Glacier Expedition 2000
Pakistan		 Sekha Brakk 5250m — First ascent.
2001   Swiss Alps (Berncse Oberland) Wetterhorn S.W flank
2002   British Mongolian Expedition 2002 Antler ridge 3830m - First Ascent, Eagle Rock 3485m - First Ascent, Twin Towers 3555m- First Ascent, Noodle Ridge 4100m - First Ascent.
2003   Swiss Alps (Bernese Oberland, Chamonix and Randa) Rock climbing at Planen 2 routes and Grimsel Pass 4 routes. Aiguille Noire W. Ridge, Tour Ronde 3292m, Aiguille d’Entreves S.W ridge 3600m, Mettlehorn 3406m, Rifflchorn 2927m, Pollux 4092m, Castor 4228m, Breithorn traverse 4164m.
2004   Italian Alps (Cogne) Winter Ice climbing Grade II – IV
    British Kyrgyzstan Zaaiaisky Ridge Expedition 2004 Whaleback I 4451m - First Ascent, Long White Cloud Peak 4800m - First Ascent, Kraxha
Peak 4592m First British Ascent, White Top Rock 4347m First British Ascent, Charity Peak
4930m - First Ascent, Krazha Peak 4592m by a different route — Second British Ascent,
Whaleback 11 4444m —- First British ascent, Whaleback III 4455m First British Ascent, Cold
Foot Peak 4550m -— First Ascent, Professor Peak 4819m - First British Ascent, Fossil Peak
5531m - First British Ascent, Peak Karena 5203m - First Ascent.
2005   British Pamir Leopard Expedition
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan		 Attempted Peak Lenin (7134m) but got to camp 3 before turning back due to my partner being ill.
Reached 6,800m (solo) on Peak Korvenevski (7105m) before bad weather drove me back.
2006   Norway (Rjukan) winter Ice climbing grades III – IV
    British Cordillera Huayhuash Expedition 2006 Attempted to be the first British team to climb Canicero in the Huayhuash but were beaten by the weather.
2007   Norway (Rjukan) in winter Ice climbing grades III – IV
    Swiss Alps (Saas Grund) Sonninghorn 3487m,
    Austria (Neustift) Elfertume 2400m,
    French Alps (Chamonix) Mont Tondu 3196m, Tete d’enclave 2852m, Tete de Bellaval 2885m.
2008   Peru
British Cordillera Blanca Expedition 2008		 Climbed both Nevado Urus 5430m and Nevado Ishinca 5530m solo.
Climbed Vallanuraju 5686 and Nevado Pisco 5752m with a team of four.
2010   Swiss Alps (Bourg St Pierre) Beaufort 3047m.
2011   Swiss Alps (Fionnay) Combin de Combassiere 3715m, Beaufort 3047m, Beccia Miedxo 2853m, Mont Rogneux 3083m, Grand Larget 3133m, Unnamed peak (Shattered top) 2858m, Pointe de Toules 2727m, La Vuardette 2463m, Mont Brule 2572m, Tete de la Payanne 2452m, Six Blanc 2331m, Aiguille de Charlanon 2474m (sub top).
2013   Swiss Alps (Fionnay, Arolla, Randa) Grand Combin (Traverse) Grand Combin de Valsorey S W Face 4184m, Grand Combin de Grafeneire West Ridge 4314m, Grand Combin de la Tsessette West Ridge 4135m, Breithorn SW Slope 4164m, Castor SE Ridge 4228m, Liskamm (Traverse) West Summit by the South West Ridge 4479m, East Summit by the West Ridge 4527m, Castor NW Ridge 4428m, Matterhorn Hornli Ridge up to the Solvay Hut 4003m, Weisshorn East Ridge 4505m.
1st Ascents = 44
1st British Ascents = 12