Nick Cannon-Jones is a full-time outdoor instructor with over 20 years in the adventure industry. He runs More Than Mountains from the Lake District, delivering climbing and mountaineering courses all year round, and shares what two decades in the job have taught him.
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What you’ll learn in this episode
- Starting your career with the question 'What am I interested in?'
- Making the leap to running your own business
- The role of the AMI (Association of Mountaineering Instructors)
- The challenges of guiding in a Scottish winter
- Filming a scene for Coronation Street
- Promoting diversity in the outdoor industry
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Nick runs More Than Mountains, a climbing and mountaineering business in the Lake District.
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