2018 SCOTTISH SPRING COURSES 5-12 May, 26 May - 1 Jun Cuillin Traverse, Skye Mountaineer and Adventure Rock Climbing plus Sea Stacks Tour 14-20 July

2018 ARCTIC NORWAY HOLIDAYS 2-16 June Lyngen Alps: Arctic Mountaineer and Alpinist; Lofoten Islands: Arctic Summits and Climber Adventurous mountaineering on glaciated wilderness summits in Lyngen and brilliant scrambling and rock climibng on the Lofoten peaks.

NEW ALPINE TRIP FOR 2018: BEST OF THE EASTERN ALPS 28 Jul-8 Aug: Brenta Dolomites, 3905m Ortler and 4049m Piz Bernina by the Biancograt - a fantastic 12 day holiday with via ferrata, rock, snow and ice climbing in spectacular scenery; led by Martin Moran; Price: £3,460

11-24 AUG 2018 ALPINE HIGH PEAKS Climb the highest summits of 5 Alpine nations in a 12 day road trip - Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland; including the 2864m Triglav and 4634m Dufourspitze. Price £3,580 incl accommodation, all road travel and guiding.

2019 SCOTTISH WINTER COURSES 12 Jan - 8 Mar full details, dates and prices now booking; £50 early booking discount; discounts for groups; weekend and private guiding options also available

HIMALAYA Exclusive New Climb for June 2018:-

CHILUNG-LALUNG PEAKS Unclimbed peaks to 6300m and exploration of a remote corner of Zanskar Himalaya - with an approach through spectacular high mountain desert. A good first Himalayan venture for climbers with solid experience; 24 days 15 June-9 July 2018 Price £4,400 Grade: C Leader: Martin Moran

Past-client and group discounts on offer on all Himalayan trips - worth up to 7.5% of the trip price

2018 DISCOUNT DEAL WITH COTSWOLD OUTDOOR (plus Snow & Rock, Runner's Need and Cycle Surgery) for all MORAN MOUNTAIN CLIENTS: 15% off purchases in store or on-line Available on receipt of your booking and valid until July 2018

2018 REPORTS:

Two Great Traverses in Two Days: Sean Kerr recounts his traverses of Liathach and An Teallach with us during Scotland's big freeze of late February.

Trisul Expedition and Nanda Devi Trek: Our Autumn Himalayan trip gave some challenging climbing on 7120m Trisul and adventurous trekking round the western rim of the Nanda Devi range.

Leader and Guide Mark Thomas and LO/high-altitude lead climber Chetan Pandey reached the true summit of Trisul on 5th October. Martin Moran and clients John McLaren, Zac Quain and Ian Wade reached the summit ridge at 7000m but were unable to climb the final steep step to the top due to lack of equipment and time. The West Ridge of Trisul proved a serious and taxing route with 600 metres of climbing at 50-55 degrees, strong winds and a small summit camp-site. Very few teams have been successful on this route. Though frustrating for those who got so close to the summit, this was a terrific team effort.

Martin's Blog and Photos on Trisul Summit Attempt

The Nanda Devi trekkers - Patrick Harborow, Gary Motyer and Mike Timar with leader Martin Moran - had a fantastic adventure in the gorges and on the glaciers around Changabang and Dronagiri and finished with a 4 day crossing of the 5215m Ronti Saddle to Trisul base-camp.

Nanda Devi Trek Picture Gallery

Martin's Trek Blog Account

Alpine High Peaks Holiday: Our team had an exciting and enjoyable holiday and achieved all five peaks on the itinerary - Grauspitze, Zugspitze, Grossglockner, Triglav and Dufourspitze. Well done to Jacky Burrows, Tina Nielsen and the Family Stone (David, Peter and Thomas). Special thanks to my aspirant Guy Steven (not least for his driving skills). We are doing this trip again in 2018 so book early for a fantastic alpine challenge.

Alpine High Peaks 2017 photo gallery

Martin's Alpine High Peaks Blog account

BOOKS by MARTIN MORAN:

HIGHER GROUND - a mountain guide's life: a thrilling and humorous account of Martin's guiding life (published by Sandstone Press 2014) Order your Signed Copy for £15 incl UK p&p Use our secure web booking form to order (debit or credit cards accepted) "an absorbing account of his life as a guide...Moran has a keen eye and a crisp style, and some delightful word paintings enliven the book" Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal review Use our secure web booking form to order your copy (all major cards accepted)

ALPINE 4000m PEAKS GUIDEBOOK Second Edition Martin Moran's guidebook to the classic routes on the 4000m peaks of the Alps published by the Alpine Club 240 routes from F to TD- standard described; 80 photos and photo-diagrams; peak lists, historical review, practical advice and information Signed copies on Mail Order: £20 (incl P&P; rrp £25)

THE MUNROS IN WINTER Martin's classic book on his winter ascent of all the Munros, reissued by Sandstone Press, complete with a new selection of photos from the original trip, updated history of Munro marathons and records - a handbook to the Scottish mountains with cautionary tales of avalanches and storms, a portrait of a how a marriage worked through three months in a camper van, and an evocation of the realisation of a mountain dream. Order your signed copy for £12 (incl P&P).

Buy HIGHER GROUND and MUNROS IN WINTER together for £22 incl P&P

Buy HIGHER GROUND and ALPINE 4000m PEAKS GUIDEBOOK together for £32 incl P&P