011 Nick Cannon-Jones on twenty years of outdoor instructing, the AMI and guiding in winter

Adventure Pro Podcast

Today’s podcast guest is Nick Cannon-Jones. Nick is a full-time outdoor instructor and runs a mountaineering business called More Than Mountains. Based in the Lake District, Nick runs climbing and mountaineering courses all year round and has over 20 years experience working in the adventure industry.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Nick as much as I did and if you did, please leave a review and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to get the next one.

In this episode we discuss:

- Starting with the career question “What am I interested in?”

- Making the leap to running your own business

- The role of the AMI (Association of Mountaineering Instructors)

- Some of the challenges of guiding in Scottish winter

- Filming for a scene of Coronation Street

- Promoting diversity in the outdoor industry

If you’d like to find out more about Nick and get in touch you can do so here:

http://www.morethanmountains.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morethanmtns

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morethanmountains

Here are links to the resources mentioned in the conversation:

• Association of Mountaineering Instructors - https://www.mountain-training.org/membership/ami
• https://www.scouts.org.uk/
• https://www.outwardbound.org.uk/
• https://www.glenmorelodge.org.uk/

About the Adventure Pro Podcast

The Adventure Pro Podcast is a collection of wide-ranging interviews, stories and inspiration from amazing people that have made adventure their business. It’s where adventure, outdoors and travel professionals come together to learn, share and encourage others to carve their own path in life.

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