Tarmachan Mountaineering is run by Gary Hodgson. Gary 'discovered' the mountains of Britain and, soon after, the Alps in his late teenage years. He has over 30 years of personal experience, walking and climbing in the mountains of the UK and many other countries around the world.
In 1998 Gary decided he wanted to make a career of sharing his passion for high and wild places and has been guiding groups and individuals of varied ages, abilities and backgrounds in the Scottish mountains ever since. It may sound very clichéd but he really does live and breathe the mountains!
Gary aims to give you the best mountain experience ever. He has an overwhelming love for the hills, the wildlife, conservation and most of all just being out in the wild. He hopes his enthusiasm will be passed on to all his groups. You can expect the very highest quality tuition, safety and enjoyment.
On occasions when Tarmachan Mountaineering become busy we have a small team of qualified freelance leaders and instrutors to call upon. All of these professional guides have equal enthusiasm with many years experience working with groups in the mountains of Scotland.
Gary lives in Aviemore at the foot of The Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland.
Personal & working mountain experience
2019 25 days mountaineering in Arctic Greenland
2018 2 weeks trekking in Iceland
2016 Patagonian Icecap Traverse (Paso Marconi to Paso del Viento)
2015 Three week trekking trip to Patagonia ( Paine Circuit & Los Glaciares)
1995-2015 Many winter climbing routes through out The Scottish Highlands of grade I-III
2013 Mount Elbrus (5862m), Russia with a group of four clients
2006-2015 Over 45 completed circuits of Tour de Mont Blanc with clients
2000-2010 Several 4000m Alpine summits in The French and Swiss Alps
Many circuits of Tour of The Matterhorn & The Haute Route with clients
2010 Second completed round of The Munros
2010 Completed all Corbetts in Scotland (mountains over 2500ft)
2007 Guiding in The Jebel Sahro region in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco
2006 3 months guiding in the Alicante Mountains of Spain
2005-2010 Mountain trekking trips to Mallorca, Dolomites, Tenerife,
2002 Climbed four of the highest peaks in Mexico including Pico Orazibal, 5800m
2001 Completed all 282 Munros in Scotland, many of these in winter and many of these previously ascended countless times.
1998 Expedition to Aconcagua 6982m & several areas in Patagonia, Argentina
1995 Several mountains over 2500m & trekking routes in New Zealands Southern Alps
1990-2000 Many summits in excess of 3000m in The Austrian Alps including Grossglockner and Gross Venediger
