Outdoor Film & Event Safety

Mountainz provides safety, planning & logistics for the challenges of filming and organising events in mountains, at height and in remote & challenging outdoor environments. We provide a professional and bespoke service to any size of production or event  giving you the flexibility and peace of mind to get the footage or challenge you want.

Highlights of the last few years have included;
  • Mountain safety consultancy for Planet Earth II. the BBC's follow on to the iconic Planet Earth. Filming Himalayan Jumping Spiders at altitude in Nepal and Speed Flyers in the Italian Dolomites.
  • Responsible for the mountain safety of the event medical & rescue team in the groundbreaking Glencoe Skyline. Technical mountain running event including ascents of Curved Ridge and the Aonach Eagach
  • Safety, technical rigging and filming for the BBC Natural History Unit for the David Attenborough Life Story series. Filming Barnacle Geese on 70m basalt cliffs in Orestad Dal, Greenland.
  • Expedition leader for the Adventure Peaks Everest (NE Ridge) Expedition 2011 which was the focus of The Ultimate Climb, a Discovery UK documentary presented by James Cracknell. Provided expedition leadership, logistics & high altitude filming
  • On camera guiding, planning and technical rigging for an ascent of Pillar Rock, Ennerdale with Ben Fogle for ITVs Countrywise

We customise our service based on your needs from our pool of experienced & qualified personel including mountain instructors, rope access technicians, caving instructors, swift water rescue technicians and mountain rescue personnel.

In the UK we are active across Scotland, the Lake District, North Wales, the Peak District & Yorkshire. Worldwide we have operated in Nepal, India, Kyrgystan, China, Indonesia, Tanzania, Norway, Spain, Iceland, Greenland, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica,
Previous clients have included:
Adventure Peaks, Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions, BBC, BBC NHU, Discovery Channel, DM2, Ember Films, Fieldcraft Studios,  ITV,  Lowe Alpine, Open Adventure, Ourea Events, Rab Equipment, Secret Compass, Shiver Productions, Sport Relief, The North Face, Threshold, Tangent Expeditions, True North Productions, World Extreme Medicine
 We have worked with some of the worlds most high profile and active mountaineers, adventurers  & celebrities including.....
George Atkinson - Youngest person in the world to complete the 7 Summits & youngest Britain to summit Everest; Peter Bowker - Amputee adventurer (65 Degrees North); Jez Bragg - Ultra Runner & The North Face Athlete; Robbie Britton - UK Ultra Runner; Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton - Mountaineer & author; Aaron Durogati - World Champion Paraglider & Speed Flyer; Ed Farrelly - Professional Adventurer; Ranulph Fiennes - Explorer; Sue Flood - Photographer; Ben Fogle - Adventurer & TV Presenter; Jon Gupta - Mountaineer, Montane athlete & BBC Presenter; Heather Geluk - Mountaineer & Sherpa Ambassador; Greg Healey - Everest summiter & Round The World cyclist; Armin Holzer - Highliner & Speedflyer; Josh Lewsey MBE - Former England & Lions rugby full back; Davina McCall - Television Presenter; Karin Moe Bojsen - Circling Greenland 2014; Natalie Pinkham - Sky Sports F1 Presenter; Ian Prickett - Polar man (The Coldest Journey); Paul Rose - TV Presenter & Explorer; Ed Stafford - Amazon Adventurer & TV Presenter; Ben Thackwray - Everest mountaineer & Adventurer; Tommy Tippetts - Trans Atlantic Rower; Greg Whyte OBE - Olympian & Trainer to the Stars......