Ed Chard
Leadership/guiding qualifications:
Mountain Instructor Certificate
Ed is a full time Mountain Instructor, Expedition Leader and Technical Advisor.
He runs courses himself and also works on a freelance basis for various companies throughout the UK.
Ed holds the Mountain Instructor Certificate, the highest award for instructors working in the UK.
This means he works in summer and winter and is able to work in all the mountain areas of the country.
As an expedition leader Ed has led more than twenty trips around the world.
These trips have been to the greater ranges in Asia and South America as well as Africa and Europe.
Ed regularly works for other companies with both adults and young people in the role of a development trainer.
Having spent many years working in outdoor centres with both mainstream and special education clients, he has developed an easy going and professional style.
Ed uses his experience to now advise others on safe practice within the mountaineering industry.
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