Mera and Island Peak - Expedition News - 10th October 2026

About Will Manners

Will has been an active climber and mountaineer for 40 years.  He is an International Mountain Leader, Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor and First Aid Trainer based in Scotland.  Most work is in Skye during the summer and the Cairngorms / Lochaber in the winter.  Will has participated in or led many mountaineering trips to destinations including the European Alps, Stock Kangri, Kilimanjaro, Island Peak, Norway, Morocco (Toubkal), Canada (Mt Logan), Alaska (Mt Foraker), Ecuador (Cotapaxi), Peru, Mt Kenya, Iceland, South Georgia (Mt Roots – first ascent).  Other Interests include leading an annual ski touring trip for friends in the European Alps, Telemark skiing, triathlon (GBR Agegroup athlete) and runner, cyclist, sea kayaker. Will is a proud husband and dad and has a border collie that leaves him little rest!