‘Climbfly’ is ‘Mark Walker – Mark Walker Mountaineering’
I’m not a paragliding instructor! If you are looking for instruction and guidance at takeoff, in the air and when landing I’m not the person for you! Contacting a BHPA approved school would be way to progress here.
If you have paragliding experience and have aspirations to access the mountains in the UK and beyond to fly, but are unfamiliar with the terrain and necessary skills I can help. Although we’ll access the mountains to teach the necessary skills I won’t be flying down during courses.
Climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. By booking a course involving these activities you are aware of and accept these risks, and will be responsible for your own actions and involvement. I’ll teach you how to manage these risks but it is not possible to completely remove them. You may freely withdraw from any activity and there is no pressure whatsoever to take part in.
Terms and conditions – 25/09/2023
Individual booking forms are required for each adult.
1. Fees
A 50% deposit is required to confirm all bookings.
The balance of the course fee must be received 4 weeks prior to the commencement of the course. In the event that the balance is not paid before the due date, Mark Walker will have the discretion to treat the booking as cancelled by the client.
If a booking is made within 4 weeks of the commencement of the course, the whole course fee is required at the time of booking.
The course fee is for the dates agreed with Mark Walker specified in email correspondence. It is not normally possible to amend these dates once the booking is confirmed and deposit paid.
2. Cancellation by the client
All cancellations must be in writing/ email.
If a cancellation is made prior to 8 weeks before the commencement of the course the full deposit/ fees paid to date will be refunded with the exception of any costs incurred by Mark Walker e.g. hut bookings/ transport costs. Clients are advised to purchase suitable travel insurance to cover this potential cost.
If a cancellation is made between 4 to 8 weeks before the commencement of the course 50% of fees paid will be refunded with the exception of any costs incurred by Mark Walker e.g. hut bookings/ transport costs. Clients are advised to purchase suitable travel insurance to cover this potential cost.
If a cancellation is made within 4 weeks of the commencement of the course, no refund will be made. It is worth considering insurance to cover this potential cost.
3. Cancellation by Mark Walker
Whilst every effort is made to ensure that all courses run, there may be occasions when Mark Walker has to cancel. In this event Mark Walker will obviously notify the client as soon as possible. Clients will then be given a choice of either a full refund of fees paid or rearranging the course to mutually convenient dates.
If Mark Walker has to cancel a course, he is not responsible for any other financial loss incurred by the client other than the course fee. Clients are advised to purchase suitable travel insurance to cover this potential cost.
Mark Walker reserves the right to exclude any member from a participation on planned mountain activities if he or she might endanger the success or safety of the rest of the party through lack of fitness, ill-health, poor acclimatisation, or dangerous technique. No refunds of fees will be paid.
Whilst every effort will be made to ensure planned itineraries are fulfilled, weather, mountain conditions and other circumstances may cause them to be changed at short notice.
4. Your data
Unless the client requests otherwise Mark Walker reserves the right to retain contact and medical details for 3 years from the time of booking.
Unless the client requests otherwise Mark Walker reserves the right to use images taken during activities for marketing and social media. Clients are welcome to request posts are removed.
5. Insurance and loss
It is your responsibility to ensure you are adequately insured forpersonal accident, cancellation, third party liability and personal injury. On alpine mountaineering courses you must have cover for the use of mountain guides, roped climbing and travel in glaciated areas. For ski courses the insurance needs to cover participants for guided off piste skiing and ski mountaineering/ touring.
Mark Walker accepts no responsibility whatsoever in respect of loss or damage to personal property.
6. Covid19
Mountaineering activities demand periodic close contact with course participants to ensure safety and wellbeing. Participants must be willing to accept this and understand that the risk of infection of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot be eliminated completely.
Safety and participation statement
Climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. By booking a course involving these activities you are aware of and accept these risks, and will be responsible for your own actions and involvement. Mark Walker will teach you how to manage these risks but it is not possible to completely remove them. You confirm that you are familiar with the nature of the activities that you wish to undertake and acknowledge those risks that are inherent therein and that you may freely withdraw from any activity and there is no pressure whatsoever to take part.
