Kentrek Introductions

Hi

Welcome to my blog. My name is Ken Findlay and I am an  experienced mountaineer and College lecturer since 1992 with over 28 years of teaching experience in Further Education. I am the director of Kentrek.co.uk. Our philosophy is about getting people of all abilities and ages into the great outdoors, exploring new areas and pushing personal boundaries. Our website reflects my personal philosophy in relation to the outdoors. I am passionate to promote the benefits of outdoor education and to make it available to all.

This photo shows a group of my college students going up towards Striding edge below Hellvellyn in the Lake District after having consulted the map to increase their navigational skills.

The photo above shows the team being guided down from Swirral edge on the other side of Hellvellyn, on the way down towards Glenridding. this was part of the three day residential, which included lots of team building sessions.  the team participated in a number of walks during the week’s residential.

TEAM-BUILDING

The students below participating in a team building session at the Glenridding youth hostel.

Memories of a mountaineer

I have climbed over 200 mountains worldwide and been on 13 self-financed expeditions.

Above setting up camp for our attempt on the Grand Combin in the Swiss Alps. 

Ken on the summit of the Durrenhorn in the Swiss Valais, I do Alpine presentations on the Kentrek website.

Ken on the summit of Nevado Pisco in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, this runs as part of the Expedition presentations.

Ken in the Alps in 1986 with the Zinal Rothorn behind, Kentrek includes Alpine presentations.

The Tien Shan team of 1995, this is one of my favourite expeditions, which included the first ascent of Angel Peak, a dangerous and difficult peak (below).

I am a member of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC), the Alpine Club (AC), the Fell and Rock Climbing Club (FRCC) and the Leeds Mountaineering Club (LMC).

Mountaineer of the year award

Mountaineer of the year award for the new route ‘Noodle Ridge’ on the 2002 Mongolia Expedition.  This was a tough route that took me and my partner over five days to climb, no tents, just sleeping bags and bivouac bag.