Dave Rudkin Guiding

I couldn't recommend Dave highly enough for any mountaineering or ski touring trips, he's an exceptional guide in every regard. He's an excellent climber and technical guide but also just great to spend time in the mountains with. His extensive experience in the Scottish Highlands showed through in being able suggest great objectives and safely topping out. He really differentiated himself though in that when I asked to make it a learning experience, he provided some of the more productive l...

I have had 2 days out with Dave, either side of Summer '22, I was looking for some confidence with my climbing and to get an idea of my ability, as I look towards an aim of MCI training in the next year or 2. Having met Dave 10 years ago on my Mountain Leader training course at Plas Y Brenin, he was directing the course, he was confident, highly knowledgable, and just so psyched about all elements of the course and was a font of knowledge for the nature and historical elements, which I hadn't...

Dave is an exceptional guide, a real professional in his field. He has a fantastic attitude with positive vibes all round. Our day with Dave was absolutely fantastic, he really helped us develop our skills to become more confidant climbers. He has a great teaching style and he really knows how to pass on his knowledge effectively. After our day with Dave we really felt that we had vastly improved our skills and we will certainly be going back to him for more days like that . Communication pr...

We have been on three separate trips with Dave over the last 5 years and have always had an amazing time. Safety is of course his main concern and the trust this builds in you will leave you feelings sure in his decisions and advice. Highly recommend!