David Monteith

East of Eden Mountaineering

East of Eden Mountaineering is run byvDavid 'Monty' Monteith, a qualified Mountaineering Instructor (MIC), a founding member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI), and a member of the British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML). David has 40 years experience in the mountains, after completing a PGCE in Geography and Outdoor education at UCNW Bangor in 1980 he has been instructing in outdoor centres and in two schools with comprehensive outdoor curriculums; St. David's College and Gordonstoun School, with its acclaimed outdoor programme. After taking early retirement from teaching in 2007 he has worked for himself and freelance for Glenmore Lodge, Pete Hill MIC and Stuart Johnston Mountaineering. During a year out with his family in Europe over 2009 – 2010 David completed the International Mountain Leader award in Switzerland and France. He has climbed in the Alps, Kenya, the Antarctic, the Atlas Mountains, Norway and New Zealand, all of which adds depth to a comprehensive knowledge of climbing and mountaineering across the British Isles. In the past he was an orienteering and kayaking coach and in 1996 ‘compleated' the Munros.