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Im after some advice on the best way to go about becoming a mountain guide,ive seen lots of courses available but has anyone done them and could poss reccommend best way of getting qaulified?

In reply to daniel baker: I'm assuming you don't mean an IFMGA guide, because it's not as simple as doing a course, neither is any other similar qualifications (Have a look at MLTUK for more information) for that matter.

Assuming you do mean an IFMGA Guide, have a look at these: http://www.bmg.org.uk/index.php/eng/Guide-Training/Pre-requirements

Only when you have that experience AT LEAST, should you start looking into it, in the meantime, just focus on getting as much experience as possible.

In reply to daniel baker:

Try a bit of initiative: a site search would be a good starter

http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=1926

and

http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=467249


Chris

In reply to Chris Craggs: thanks for the reply ive looked at many sites and was after a reccomendation from anyone who had done one of them as i find its quite good to get feed back from someone who has actually done a course cheers

In reply to daniel baker: When you say mountain guide what EXACTLY do you mean? The term is used differently in different countries and by different people.

A Mountain Guide, is a fully qualified Mountaineering professional who has a many years of experience and has to achieve some minimum standards in any member country of the IFMGA. These folks are the top level qualified professional but it takes many many years and quite a bit of cash to reach this level.

A mountain guide (note no capital letters) can be a person who holds a recgonised qualification or experience level in the mountain environments. Again different qualifications in different countries.

There are only a few countries where you are legally required to hold a full Guide carnet, eg it is not required to hold one to work in the Greater Ranges!

Have a good look around and check out the links already posted, as well as www.mlta.co.uk.
What is your current experience level? Where do you want to work? etc

In reply to monkeyboyraw: thanks for your advice,ive been walking,climbing,skiing in the mountains for just over 20 years.I now believe im of a standard were i could quite comfortably quide other people to enjoy what we all seem to.Due to family commitments i think i would have to base myself in this country.

In reply to daniel baker:

So you fulfil the British Mountain Guides pre-requirements as shown here? http://www.bmg.org.uk/index.php/eng/Guide-Training/Pre-requirements

Rich.