About Point 5 Mountaineering
Point 5 Mountaineering is a small and friendly company run by MIC Mountaineering Instructor Kenny Grant. Based in Lochaber we offer high quality instruction and guiding throughout the spectacular mountain ranges of Ben Nevis, Glencoe, Skye and the Cairngorms.
Climbing courses in North Wales, the Lake District and Norway are also popular.
All courses are created to fit your requirements. Whether you are new to the mountains and looking to safely make your first steps into the hills or you are an experienced ‘gnarly’ climber looking to tick that big route, please get in touch – advice is free! Also check out our blog and Twitter updates to see what we've been up to.
About Kenny Grant
Point 5 Mountaineering is directed by Kenny, and most courses will be delivered by him.
Kenny was brought up in Lochaber and has been passionately ski-ing, climbing and mountaineering in his ‘backyard’ of Ben Nevis and Glencoe since his youth. He has maintained that enthusiasm over the last 15 years and enjoyed travelling and climbing throughout the UK, Europe and America. A commited all round mountaineer, on his days off you might find him battling up a winter route on Ben Nevis, fighting the pump on a sunny sea cliff, traversing the Cuillin Ridge of Skye or racing up a cold Alpine North Face. Look below for a list of some of Kenny’s more standout experiences in the mountains.
Kenny has worked in the outdoors instructing and guiding for the last eight years and after a period working for other companies including Abacus Mountaineering, West Coast Mountain Guides and the National Mountain Centre, Plas y Brenin, in North Wales, he has set up Point 5 Mountaineering with the aim of delivering his own high quality mountain training.
As well as being a highly experienced and active mountaineer, Kenny also holds the Mountain Instructor Certificate(MIC).This is the highest UK instructional qualification available and allows the holder to instruct climbing and mountaineering in both summer and winter conditions. He is a full member of both the Association of Mountaineering Instructors and the Mountain Instructor Community.
In his spare time, Kenny is also a member of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, one of the busiest mountain rescue teams in the UK.
You will find Kenny to be hugely enthusiastic about all aspects of his work and equally happy coaching beginners in the core mountaineering skills as guiding an experienced climber up a hard route.
Kenny lives in Fort William with his wife Rhona, wee boy Fraser and energetic Patterdale terrier, Roxy.
Memorable routes include:
Scottish Winter
- Sioux Wall VIII,8 Ben Nevis
- Un Poco Loco,VII.7 Glencoe
- Minus one Gully VI,6 Ben Nevis
- White Magic VII,7 Cairngorms
- Point 5 Gully V,5 Ben Nevis (of course!)
Summer Rock
- Freakout E4,6a Glencoe
- Just a little Tease, E5,6b, Glen Nevis
- Positron E5,6a, Gogarth
- The Cad E6,6a Gogarth
- Torro,E2, Carn Dearg, Ben Nevis
Alpine
- 1938 Route (ED2), North face of the Eiger, Switzerland
- Colton Brooks (ED1) and The Ginat (ED1), North Face les Droites, Mont Blanc Massif
- Classic Route(TD+), North Face of the Dru, Mont Blanc Massif
- The Shroud(TD+), North face of Grande Jorrasses, Mont Blanc Massif
- West Pillar (ED1), Scheidegg Wetterhorn, Switzerland
- Westgrat (ED1) Salbitschijen, Switzerland
