Scott Webster
Scott is a professional mountaineering instructor, expedition leader and polar guide, he has extensive experience of operating in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments. He has a particular passion for cold places and has spent the last 12 years guiding scientific, film/tv and commercial expeditions within Antarctica and the Arctic.
Scott has climbed all over the world including successfully guiding a team to the summit of Mount Everest. Other expeditions have taken him to the South Pole, Alaska, Mongolia, Chile, Canada, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Svalbard, Greenland and throughout the European Alps.
He has worked on media projects for the BBC, National Geographic, Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Channel 4 as both a safety team lead and a rope rigging specialist. Scott has an interest in technical mountain rescue and wilderness first aid - he is a qualified Rope Rescue Technician, WEMSI EMT and FREC 3 First Responder.
When not working overseas Scott offers guiding and instruction in all aspects of mountaineering, climbing and ski touring in the Scottish Highlands. He regularly guides on the Isle of Skye in the Summer months and during the winter helps clients to discover the wonderful snow and ice climbing to be found on Britains highest peak; Ben Nevis.
| Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) |
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| Scott is a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors, the representative body for professionally qualified Mountaineering Instructors in the UK and Ireland. |
| The Mountain Instructors Community |
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| Scott is a member of the Mountaineering Instructors Community - Click here for more info. The MIC logo is an assurance that your instructor holds the highest qualification for climbing and mountaineering in the UK. Membership requires instructors to hold the WMCI qualification and be operating at a minimum standard of grade V in Scottish winter climbing. |
| International Polar Guides Association (IPGA) |
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| Scott is an IPGA certified Polar Guide - International Polar Guide Association. The IPGA is a worldwide body founded by active polar guides dedicated to facilitating the development and preservation of high quality professional guiding in polar-ice environments. |
Qualifications
Summer & Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor (WMCI & MCI)
BA Hons Management with Marketing
WEMSI Wilderness EMT (Endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh)
FREC 3 First Responder
AvRec2 Certification & Avalanche Rescue module (American Avalanche Association)
Rescue 3 Rope Rescue Technician (RRT)
RYA Powerboat Level 2
RYA VHF Shortwave Radio Certification
UK Section 1 Firearms License Holder (for protection against Polar Bears in the Arctic)
OSSM Risk Management, certified by the Royal Geographical Society
City & Guilds Chainsaw Operator, Maintenance and Felling (CS30, CS31 / NPTC 201, 202, 203)
