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How to Become a Mountain Guide

March 11, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comments(6)

So you may have been wondering what a mountain guide actually does. In short, a mountain guide is a highly skilled and experienced individual who is adept in the arts of alpine travel and exploration. A mountain guide is usually assessed through either an association or a registered training organization. Once qualified they are then […]

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A Shift in Direction

March 11, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comments(2)

I love the mountains, they call to me and when I’m among them I feel at home… …So its a pity that I was born in Australia. Our tallest mountain is Mt Kosciusko which stands at 2228m tall, on the international scale this doesn’t rate as a much of a mountain. However, although they are […]

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