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Posted: 15.12.22
Why become a Mountain Guide
Why become a Mountain guide, a short video. If the video does not play in the browser, click Watch on Youtube.
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Posted: 02.07.20
Helping keep outdoor activities COVID secure
Helping keep outdoor activities COVID secure Information for Outdoor Professionals Delivering Walking, Scrambling & Climbing Activities – UK and Ireland. This document has been produced by representatives from the British Mountain Guides (BMG) and the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI). It considers the practices evolving in various European countries as they begin to engage in […]
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Posted: 27.06.19
Arc’teryx Alpine Academy 2019, July 4-7
“4 days, 70+ guided clinics, 30+ athletes and tons of exceptional experiences. The 8th edition of the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy will unite the global alpine community in Chamonix, France. 450+ alpine enthusiasts from 30 countries will come together to advance their mountain skills and share alpine knowledge.” Unbelievably, it’s almost that time of year again, […]
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Posted: 10.01.19
British Mountain Guides launch Strategic Plan 2019-2022
On the 8th of December, the British Mountain Guides held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kendal, Cumbria. During this meeting the BMG launched the associations new strategic plan for 2019-2022. To download copies of the BMG’s Strategic Plan 2019-2022 please see the links at the bottom of this page. This was an opportunity to […]
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Posted: 16.12.16
Peter Cliff becomes Honorary Member of IFMGA
British Mountain Guides member Peter Cliff, becomes Honorary Member of the International Federation of Mountain Guiding Associations (IFMGA). On the 10th of December the IFMGA General Assembly was held in Chamonix as part of the International Mountain Guides Summit. Here, Peter Cliff was proposed and elected as an Honorary Member of the IFMGA. It was a […]
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Posted: 22.10.16
Dave Sharpe and John Crook return from Miyar Valley
Aspirant British Mountain Guides Dave Sharpe and John Crook have just returned from a very successful climbing trip to the Miyar Valley area of the Indian Himalaya. The pair took advantage of stable weather conditions to climb several new summits including their main objective; a remote and unclimbed 6267m peak via it’s imposing north face. […]
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Posted: 30.06.16
Jack Geldard talks about the BMG Physical Performance & Coaching Course
After a superb but mixed-weather ‘Rock 1’ training week in the picturesque Lake District, all the trainees were keen to get to the more rugged mountains of Snowdonia for the BMG Physical Performance and Coaching Course, fondly known simply as “Rock 2”. With an emphasis on teaching and coaching the idea of this second training […]
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Another successful Arc’teryx Alpine Academy
The British Mountain Guides had its usual major presence this year at the 5th Arc’teryx Alpine Academy in Chamonix. 20 BMG members worked on a variety of clinics, ranging from Basic Mountaineering Education through Alpine Photography and Advanced Technical Alpinism to High Altitude Medicine. High quality training was delivered to over 300 participants from all […]
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Posted: 12.06.16
British Mountain Guides at the Arc’teryx Academy 2016
Starting on Friday 17 June, Chamonix will once again host the prestigious Arc’teryx Academy and British Mountain Guides will be at the core of this international event. With over 350 students booked to attend, there is a fantastic variety of subject matter which goes to demonstrate the breadth of what constitutes alpinism, and the knowledge […]
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Posted: 03.05.16
Summer Rock Training – Guy Steven and Max Cole give a trainees perspective…
Guy Steven and Max Cole give the low down from a Trainee Guides perspective on the first substantive training course of the British Mountain Guides Scheme, ‘Summer Rock One’. This year this course operated on two separate weeks, with conflicting weather conditions. Full details of the stages involved in the BMG Training Scheme can be […]
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Posted: 13.11.15
Filming Inside a Guide’s Head
A British Mountain Guide features in a new short film from Arc’teryx on the subject of risk assessment and decision-making by mountain guides. Filmed in France and Canada in summer 2014, the challenge for the team was to get inside a guide’s head (sometimes quite a scary place to be!) and show some aspects of […]
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Posted: 12.11.15
Free Avalanche Instruction from Facewest and Arc’teryx
We are pleased to announce that the British Mountain Guides (BMG) will be providing a free Avalanche Awareness day in cooperation with Facewest and Arc’teryx. Experienced British Mountain Guide, Graham McMahon, will provide transceiver training and instruction on avalanche safety. Graham has over 25 years of mountain experience, and currently spends the winters skiing and […]
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