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    Graham Beckett

    Graham Beckett

    Traveller | Hill-walker | Adventurer

    Mini Bio

    In another life I spent 34 years working in education heading a P.E. Department, as a Boarding Housemaster and as a Senior Teacher but throughout that time I was always involved in Hill Walking, Mountaineering or Climbing, both personally and as a leader, working in the Lake District, Scotland or abroad during my school holidays. Increasingly towards the end of my teaching career, I was spending more and more of my time in this way – and so 5 years ago I gave up teaching altogether and committed to the outdoor life completely. Though based in the midlands of England at present I spend most of the year travelling, working and playing in the mountains of Britain and abroad. I have a grown-up family of three daughters who similarly are fully involved in outdoor life – walking, climbing and crazy downhill bike racing.

    Favourite Place to Play

    Whilst I am happy in any mountainous region – I am most at home in the Peak District where I can roam for days on end, staying high and remote in some of the wildest and most inspiring mountain scenery in Britain.

    Not a lot of People Know This

    I am also a semi-professional folk singer/guitar player who loves to link his hillwalking and leading to his music. There’s nothing nicer than ending a few days walking with a few good songs – particularly if they are closely connected to the area that you have just walked in!

    Qualifications Read More
    • Summer Mountain Leader
    • Single Pitch Award
    Experience Read More

    I have spent over 30 years developing a great love of and knowledge of the mountainous regions of Britain – having completed all the Munros – and the English, Welsh and Irish 3000s by 1996. I have enjoyed numerous climbing and walking trips in the Alps and have lead a large number of expeditions abroad in mountainous and jungle areas. I have climbed – both in winter and summer- in various areas of Britain.

    Biggest Adventure Read More

    So hard to say – I have led a number of incredible 3 or 4-day treks in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa.

    As a teenager, I hitched over 3,000 miles across the U.S.A, across 26 states from east to west, down the west coast and back to the east across the southern states. All in less than 4 weeks! It’s an amazing way to get to meet and know the people of a country.

    In 2004 I took part in the well known Welsh 3’s challenge – (covering all 14 3000ft. summits in North Wales in one continuous walk) but I – and a couple of others – did it twice -back to back – a long walk – 33hours!

    Specialist Subject Read More

    I love the interaction of people in the past with the mountains. I love the folk stories/ myths and legends – often reflected in the place names of the areas I walk in. They make the mountains come alive. We forget that many of the areas that we now regard as wilderness and remote have histories of people living and working in them and these are wonderful parts of the culture of the mountains

    What Fellow Travellers Say About Graham

    Excellent

    Jill Pringle
    Wilderness Walking - Argyll & the Isles
    Reviewed on 14/10/2024

    Graham was knowledgeable, thoughtful, and attentive to the varying needs and abilities of our group. He managed to make adaptations for individuals without inconveniencing the group as a whole.

    David Triemer
    Wilderness Walking - Argyll & the Isles
    Reviewed on 14/10/2024

    Graham was an excellent guide. He was patient with all and very attentive to everyone's needs and levels of hiking ability. He set a good pace for us and made sure to spend time with each member of the group. He is just an all around wonderful human!

    Tavye Triemer
    Wilderness Walking - Argyll & the Isles
    Reviewed on 13/10/2024

    Just at the right=level of walking for me. Kept us informed of the proposed itinerary and often asked if we wanted to change it.

    Roy Marsden
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay
    Reviewed on 20/05/2024

    Graham was thoughtful and attentive to the various needs in the group. He was knowledgeable, adding commentary at many points in the trip. He had a good sense of humor and knew how to keep the group working together. We could not have asked for a better guide.

    Mary Jane Haemig
    Wilderness Walking - Argyll & the Isles
    Reviewed on 27/08/2023

    Graham our guide was kind, patient, caring, concerned about everyone’s welfare and safety, knowledgeable and had a good sense of humour! Very comfortable with his guiding.

    Marg Fitzpatrick
    Wilderness Walking - Argyll & the Isles
    Reviewed on 07/08/2023

    Graham was an excellent guide. He was always imparting his knowledge while ensuring we were enjoying ourselves. He would alway remind us that this is our vacation and we can take our time to enjoy it.

    Linda Zarapkar
    Wilderness Walking - Argyll & the Isles
    Reviewed on 31/07/2023

    Graham was great ... especially his response to Morgan's broken ankle. We enjoyed his company ... invited him to join us for dinner a couple nights, which is something we usually prefer to do just as a family. That really speaks to how much we took to him. He is a bit of a worrier ... I guess better to be overly cautious than careless.

    Allen Gustafson
    23WSTM Tailor Made Trips
    Reviewed on 24/07/2023

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