Mountaineering Scotland Alps India - Martin Moran Mountaineering

<body bgcolor="#0519ad"> <center> <h4><br> <font color="white" size="4" face="Arial">Guided Mountaineering Scotland Alps India Himalayas</font><font size="4" face="Arial"> </font> <table width="111" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0" height="212"> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center> <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/index-welcome.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Homepage</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center>  <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/about.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">About Martin Moran</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center> <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/news.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">News/Special Offers</font></a> </center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center> <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/scotland.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Scotland Courses</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center>  <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/alpine.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Alpine Courses</font></a> </center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" height="17" bgcolor="#d5d5f0"> <center> <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/himalayan.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Himalaya Expeditions</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center> <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/expedition-reports.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Expedition Reports</font></a> </center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center>  <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/self-catering.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Self Catering Holidays</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center>  <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/BOOKS.HTML" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Books/Lecturing/Articles</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td width="106" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17"> <center>  <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/PRICES-1999.html" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">1999 Prices</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td height="17" bgcolor="#d5d5f0" width="106"> <center>  <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/enquiry.html" target="frame383973"><font size="2" face="Arial">Enquiry/Booking</font></a></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="17"> <td bgcolor="#d5d5f0" nowrap height="17" width="106"> <center>   <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/links.HTML" target="frame383973"><font size="1" face="Arial">Links</font></a></center> </td> </tr> </table> </h4> </center> <center> <h2><br> Martin Moran Mountaineering</h2> </center> <center> <p> <font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> </font><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">Park Cottage Achintee Strathcarron Ross-shire IV54 8YX<br> Tel/Fax 01520 722361    E-mail <a href="mailto:martin.moran@btinternet.com">martin.moran@btinternet.com</a></font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"><br>  </font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> </font></p> </center> <center> <p><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> </font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> </font><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">Welcome to "Martin Moran Mountaineering". We are a family-run business, established in 1985, offering mountaineering courses, holidays and expeditions in the north-west of <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/scotland.html">Scotland</a>, the <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/alpine.html">Swiss Alps</a> and the <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/himalayan.html">Himalayas</a>. The company is directed by Martin Moran, an international UIAGM mountain guide. Professional organisation, personal service, qualified instructional staffing and an adventurous spirit are the key ingredients of our success. Browse our pages and follow a ladder of ambition from beginner to expert level then join us to discover the sheer thrill and lasting pleasure of mountaineering.</font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> </font><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> </font></p> </center> <p><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"><align=center><br> </font></p> <center> <h1><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">About Martin Moran</font></h1> </center> <p><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> </font></p> <center> <p><font face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"> <table width="450" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="50%"></td> <td width="50%"><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">Brought up on Tyneside, Martin has developed a boyhood love of mountains into his professional career. From teenage hiking trips in the Lake District he went on to climb some of the great faces of the Alps, including the North Face of the Eiger. After qualifying as a <b>British Mountain Guide</b> in 1985 he and his wife, Joy, moved to Lochcarron in the North-West Highlands of Scotland and set up their climbing school. Combining Martin's guiding skills with Joy's organisational and culinary talents their holidays soon established a reputation for adventurous climbing backed by high quality meals and accommodation.</font></td> </tr> </table> </font></p> </center> <center> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif"><b>Martin also has a long pedigree of personal 'firsts' in the mountains:-</b></font></p> </center> <blockquote> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">First winter round of all the Munros in Scotland<br> (mountains over 3,000 ft) in 83 days 1984/85.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">First non-stop traverse of the 75 4,000 metre peaks of the Alps with Simon Jenkins in 52 days in 1993.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">Record-breaking run across the Cuillin Ridge of Skye in 3 hrs 33 mins in 1990.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">Over 80 new climbs in the mountains of North-West Scotland.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">4 first ascents in the Indian Himalaya including the South Face of 22,500 ft Nanda Kot (with clients) in 1995.</font></p> </blockquote> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">From these achievements Martin has developed a secondary career in writing with 3 <a href="http://www.moran-mountain.co.uk/moran-mountaineering/BOOKS.HTML">Books</a> and many articles to his credit and Lecturing to audiences all over Britain.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">He is also a BA Hons in Geography and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">Martin loves to share his own experience and commitment with his clients.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Sans Serif">BRITISH MOUNTAIN GUIDES: The British Mountain Guides association today has well over 100 members and is affiliated to the International Union of Mountain Guides Associations (UIAGM). UIAGM Guides hold the highest level of professional mountaineering qualification in the world, and are recognised by most countries, enabling British Mountain Guides to work in the Alps and Greater Ranges as well as Britain. For more information visit the <a href="http://www.bmg.org.uk/">BMG web site</a> </font> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-222144-42"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); </script> </BODY>