Private Guiding- Summer

We often find that booking private guiding is the sinful thing to do:

• when you are interested in an activity which is not offered by us
• when you doubt your technical abilities to achieve your goals in the mountains while maintaining a reasonable safety standard
• when the offered dates don’t suite your time table and planning
• when you prefer a weekend activity rather than a full week
• when you have a limited amount of time to achieve your goals and would like to increase your chances of success

UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide award is the most exclusive professional award attainable in mountaineering and mountain- related snow sports- such as free riding, heli- skiing, snow shoes trips and ski touring.
The award is recognized throughout the world and is an absolute legal requirement in the Alps for anyone who is taking clients into the mountains in an avalanche threatened environment or on a glaciated terrain winter and summer.

• The qualification procedure to achieve the IFMGA carnet is demanding and takes between 3-7 years to complete. The previous- to the mountain guides course- weeks, months and years of dedication to mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, skiing, ski touring, free riding and many other mountains related topics, are uncountable and are the basic requirement for an application procedure to a course.
• Every mountain guide or mountain guide aspirant had passed a long chain of professional education, practicum and ongoing assessments.
• Every fully qualified guide had passed a long and stressful period of final exams and assessments after his or her practicum period.
• Every guide is obligated to be fully insured, socially compatible, and act within the highest standards of safety and professionalism.

To read more about the UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide qualification

The time table regarding private guiding may vary greatly from activity to activity, however, it will usually hold a certain frame, for example:

Day 1- meeting the guide at 17:00 in a hotel, issuing gear, going over the activity and having dinner together

Day 2- an early start and an acclimatization tour, a night in the valley

Day 3- an ascent to the hut, a short tour

Day 4- a major tour and descent to the valley/continuation

Private guiding day costs (courses):

Guided ascents prices: If you want to climb a specific summit such as the Matterhorn or Mont Blanc, privately, please contact us to receive a price offer*.

*The different summit's prices are a derivative of the duration, engagement level, remotemess and risk involved in the climb. To get an initial idea about different prices for summits and routes that are not present on our site, take a look at the Swiss Mountain Guides Association platform (German/French)- the prices are in CHF and are covering most major summits in Switzerland only.      

The price includes:

• guiding by a certified UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide/Aspirant
• planning and booking (huts/hotels)
• technical gear* (excluding mountaineering boots/climbing shoes and clothing); namely a harness, ice & rock gear, ropes, rucksacks & helmets

* unless stated specifically otherwise  

The price does not include:

• guides expenses- namely- overnights and half board, drinking water, lifts and transportation.  
• additional costs for the clients, such as transport, cable cars, overnights etc.
• mountaineering boots, climbing shoes and clothing
• the additional costs are location and activity dependent and would be included in the specific activity offer upon request*