It’s been a great summer out in the Alps, where I’ve just completed my first season working as a Aspirant British Mountain Guide. Working alongside other guides has been great, a opportunity to share ideas and pick up top tips from the old pro’s!
The alps is a diverse place, I’ve had days on busy peaks such as the Matterhorn where your having to queue and wait your turn, as days where we haven’t seen anyone else in the entire valley, let alone on the mountain itself.
As always, its the folk I’ve taken out on the hill that has made it the most memorable, with people from all sorts of backgrounds and walks of life who share the mountains and climbing as a common interest.
In September I completed the Alpine Assessment which was a good week of mountaineering in the Ecrin National park. It’s a good feeling to have completed all the climbing elements of the training scheme, just one ski touring assessment to do in the spring and it’s all done!
Here are a few photos from the summer.
