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Dolomitic Couloir
Classic limestone scenery with superb skiing despite lean snow cover in the Dolomites.
Heli drop!
First drop was so good the clients decided a 2nd was well worth the extra cash! Petit Combin.
Steep but Deep!
Kerpow
Great Powder in the Le Pre du Rocher today!
Articles
Le boeuf rôti des montagnes
A short history of the Association of British Mountain Guides by BMG president, Roger Payne. The article was written in November 2011 for publication in the magazine of the French National Mountain Guides Association (SNGM)
BMG Summer Alpine Test 2011
After a long summer of aspirancy (during which I also managed to move house back to the UK) myself, Andy Nelson, Andy Townsend and Euan Whittaker met back in early Sep for the 6 day BMG Alpine Assessment. BMG guides Bruce Goodlad and Terry Ralphs convened the assessment....
Training with Chamonix PGHM
The PGHM (Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne) run the full time professional mountain rescue team based in the Chamonix valley. They do the same in a variety of other areas in France such as the Massif des Écrins and the Vanoise national park. 12 BMG members went to their DZ (drop zone) in Les Praz for a Training Day on radio protocol and accident procedure. This short report helps to summarise some of the learning points from the day
Eiger North Face
The last few rays of an autumnal alpine sunset turned the summit ice fields of the Eiger to orange. Mike and I had been climbing for nearly 12 hours and were pleased and relieved to reach a decent bivi spot on the Mittellegi Ridge. The dusky panorama was stunning with the darkly silhouetted giants of the Oberland closest. A cold and stiff breeze blasted ice crystals into our faces and it was time to settle down for some soup and a solid 9 hours of shivering!
Videos
British Guide Owen Samuels Skis the Quatre Tete North Face
Ski Mountaineering in the Aravis above Sallanches, French Alps
Ski Mountaineering in the Contamines Valley, French Alps
British Mountain Guides Dave Hollinger & Mark Walker Ski 'Zub's Couloir', Tete Nord des Fours North Face.
Chamonix Ski
A great days skiing in December 2011. A short skin from the Les Houches ski area to Le Prarion - followed by a powder descent to the valley with Rob Jarvis, Jonny Baird, Alison Culshaw, Tim and Micheal Blakemore.
Simple Anchors, Client Skills
British Guide Owen Samuels shows 2 ways of making yourself secure having descended a pitch of steep mountain terrain.
Being a Mountain Guide
Tim Blakemore Mountain Guide
How did it all start?....Becoming a Mountain Guide has for me, been a long and diverse route. I wouldn’t have chosen a more trodden track however! My love for the outdoors started in Hertfordshire of all places where I spent all hours available fishing and camping away from home.
Jonny Baird Mountain Guide
Jonny describes his classic tough climbing apprenticeship in the Scottish Highlands to his current diverse work as a Mountain Guide in the French Alps....
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