Rob, based in the south east, has been a lover of the great outdoors for many years, having commenced walking and scrambling in the British Mountains as a teenager.

He has been climbing since the mid 70’s, his first experience on ‘real’ rock being Harrison’s Rocks in the south-east. Eventually the lure of more adventurous locations took a hold and a whole new world of mountain routes and sea cliffs opened up.

Rob has been a regular visitor to the Alps since 1986 and climbed in the US for the first time in ’98, climbing in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and California on various trips. Over the last four years Rob has visited Morocco's Anti-Atlas Mountains, embracing the very adventurous trad climbing in the most stunning of settings!

On the instructing front Rob has been passing on rock climbing and mountaineering skills for over 20 years. He has held the Mountain Instructor Award, since 2002.

Rob is a member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI).

Other interests include; mountain biking, orienteering and skiing.

Touch the Rock delivers climbing and mountaineering courses in the UK and the Costa Blanca area of Spain. We also facilitate Alpine and Ice climbing courses in France, Italy and Switzerland. Living in Brighton, East Sussex, Rob is able to provide personal tuition for climbers of all levels at local climbing walls and runs rock courses on the Southern Sandstone.

UK Rock Highlights

The Moon, Mousetrap                                                                       Gogarth
Left Wall                                                                                               Dinas Cromlech
Pleasure Dome, Brave New World                                                 Pembroke
The Ghost                                                                                            Bosigran
American Beauty, Meninirons                                                           Lundy
Mercury                                                                                                 Carn Gowla

USA Rock Highlights

Petit Grepon, Estes Park                                                                     Colorado
Rosy Crucifixion, Eldorado Canyon                                                   Colorado
Tulgy Wood, Devil’s Tower                                                                  Wyoming
North Chimney, Castleton Tower                                                       Utah   
Crescent Arch, Tuolomne Meadow                                                   California
Snake Dike, Yosemite                                                                          California


Spanish Hightlights

Diedro UBSA, Penon de Ifach, Vuelo del Aguila, Mascarat, Espolon Central, Puig Campana,

Espolon Paigu, Cabezon De Oro, Through the looking glass, Echo 2, Diedro Edwards, The Divino.

Via Valencianos, Ponoch.

Moroccan Anti - Atlas Highlights

South side of the Jebel El Kest - Shady Jane (Asgaour  Gorge) White Tower (Tifghalt)

Barbi (Yazult) Tizgut Crack (Tizgut Gorge) The Black Groove (Tifghalt)

North side of the Jebel El Kest - Gamma (Greek Buttress) Paladin (Ksar Rock) Wall Street (Sidi M'Zal) Brisingr (Dragon Buttress) The second coming (Taskra East Pillars)