Experienced Instructors

A man climbing up the side of a mountain
A man climbing up the side of a mountain

With over 15 years of experience, SouthWest Guides offers outdoor freelance instructors and bicycle leadership courses. We are a team of passionate and certified instructors providing mountain bike instructor award schemes, cycle mechanic courses, rock climbing, mountaineering, and more from our base in Dorset.

Martin Cracknell

Founder and Chief Instructor

Qualifications - Summer Mountain Leader, Rock Climbing Instructor, MIAS lvl5, Coasteering, Road Cycling guide, Bicycle Mechanic

Years in the outdoor industry - 23+years

Favourite Activity - There really isn't one !!

Best outdoor experience - Again there are so many !

Favourite piece of outdoor kit -

Probably the Edelrid Pinch, new belay device, great piece of kit perfect for experienced and beginners alike.

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