1:1 High Altitude Coaching
helping you reach your full potentialThe summit is earned long before you reach the mountain.
One-to-one coaching to prepare you — body and mind — for the biggest objective of your life. From your first big trek to the world’s highest peaks.
Everest summiteer · Qualified Mountain Leader · Licensed Mental Toughness Coach · 30+ expeditions, six continents
Fitness gets you to the mountain. Mindset gets you up it.
I’ve stood on top of Everest — and I’ve turned back one year short of it. I know the training that gets you ready, and I know what happens in your head at 8,000 metres when everything in you wants to quit. My coaching prepares you for both.
Bespoke, not off-the-shelf
Every plan is built around your objective, your life and your starting point — periodised training you can actually fit around work and family.
Mental toughness, trained
As a licensed practitioner I help you build the resilience, confidence and control that decide who summits and who turns back — the part most coaching ignores.
Honest counsel, no agenda
I take no commission from guides, operators or gear brands — straight answers on kit, operators and readiness, including an honest go / no-go when it matters.
Bespoke mountain fitness
Expert mountain fitness professionals will develop a bespoke programme that maximises your chances of summit success. Will you commit?
From a Glasgow council estate to the roof of the world.
I didn’t grow up climbing. I was a chartered accountant who felt something was missing, so I walked away from a corporate career to work with the Red Cross in Darfur and Haiti — and found my purpose supporting people facing the hardest odds imaginable.
The mountains came later: twenty expeditions across six continents, the Marathon des Sables across the Sahara, a failed Everest attempt in 2017 that taught me more than any success, and the summit in 2018 that it made possible. Every one of those objectives was won in the mind first.
The only real failure is giving up. Everything else is just information for the next attempt.— Ricky Munday, Everest 2018
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“I can't thank Ricky enough for guiding & supporting my son and I to achieve our charity challenge climbing 15 Scottish Munros in 5 days; we would not have been able to do it without his help and expertise ”
Remmea Moohan
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“Ricky guided me on Crib Goch and Kilimanjaro and inspired me to climb Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America.”
Nathan Coulter
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“As a family, we feel indebted to Ricky, for his professionalism, his guidance, and that he guided us up together and back down safely. ”
Willie Wong
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“Had the most amazing unforgettable experience ever! Ricky answered all my questions and concerns. It was my first time in many respects, never hiked before or slept in a tent and I was most pleasantly surprised. I couldn't have asked for anything more.”
Yasmin Nabi
I coach committed people — at every altitude.
A great fit if you’re…
- Working towards a real objective — a first big trek, an Alpine peak, a 7-summit or an 8,000er
- A busy professional who needs training that fits a full life
- Willing to be coached on mindset as seriously as fitness
- Looking for honest guidance, not a summit guarantee
- In it for the long game
Probably not yet if you…
- Want a guaranteed summit — no honest coach can offer one
- Aren’t ready to commit to consistent training
- Are looking for a guided trip rather than preparation for one
- Want a generic plan you could download for free
Two ways to work together.
Choose an ongoing monthly partnership if you want a coach in your corner over the long haul — or a fixed objective package if you’re preparing for one specific peak.
1 · Monthly coaching partnership
Rolling monthly. Cancel with 30 days’ notice.
- Personalised periodised training plan
- Monthly 45-min video coaching call
- Plan reviewed & adjusted each month
- Email / message support (48h reply)
- Gear & operator guidance
- Fortnightly 45-min coaching calls
- Structured Mental Toughness programme
- Priority messaging (24h reply)
- Nutrition & recovery guidance
- Kit list & operator vetting
- Weekly coaching calls
- Full 1:1 Mental Toughness coaching
- Unlimited messaging access
- Real-time support during your expedition
- Honest go / no-go assessment
2 · Fixed objective packages
One peak, one price, one clear plan from now to summit day.
- ≈ 3-month build
- 2 coaching calls + full plan
- Training + altitude preparation
- ≈ 6-month build
- Monthly coaching calls
- Structured mental-toughness work
- Bespoke multi-month campaign
- Training, mind & strategy
- Timeline scoped on your call
Not sure which fits? That’s what the free call is for. Objective packages can roll into a monthly partnership at any point.
The Founder’s Ascent — your personal summit.
The individual journey: an inspirational webinar, a shareable virtual challenge, a full Mental Toughness assessment with 1:1 coaching, a private guided hill day, and a measured re-assessment — so you can prove the change, not just feel it.
Explore The Founder’s Ascent →Before we start the climb.
Do I need to be experienced already?
No — I coach people at every stage, from those training for their first big trek to climbers heading for 8,000-metre peaks. What matters is a genuine objective and a readiness to commit to the work.
Can you guarantee I’ll summit?
No — and be wary of anyone who does. What I promise is that you’ll arrive as prepared, as strong and as mentally ready as it’s possible to be, with an honest assessment at every stage.
What actually is “mental toughness” coaching?
A structured, evidence-based approach to building confidence, control, commitment and resilience — the four things that most often decide who keeps going and who turns back. As a licensed practitioner I use proper assessment tools, not just pep talks.
Monthly partnership or a fixed package — which should I pick?
One clear peak and a set timeframe usually suits a fixed objective package; building over the longer term across several goals suits a monthly partnership. We’ll settle it together on your free call.
Do you guide the expedition too?
My coaching prepares you for your climb; I don’t sell you the trip, which keeps my advice on operators and guides completely independent. If you’d like me involved on the ground, we can discuss that separately.
Know someone chasing a big objective? Introduce them.
The best compliment is an introduction. Join our Refer-a-Friend programme, share your personal link, and when a friend books one of our challenges, the Masterclass or an assessment, they get a warm welcome on their first booking — and you get a thank-you reward once they’re booked in.
Join the Refer-a-Friend programme →Rewards apply to our entry-level products (open-challenge places, the Masterclass and single assessments), one reward per new customer, paid once their first booking clears.
Let’s talk about your summit.
Book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call. Tell me your objective and I’ll tell you honestly what it’ll take — and how I can help you get there.
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