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Is anyone on the board here a mountain guide?
I'm fairly new at mountaineering but I feel like its something I can work towards over the next 10 years or so. Ive been looking at the IFMGA requirements to becoming one.
>3.11 An Applicant must:
>have reached the age of majority, which varies between countries and is normally 18 yrs.
>have extensive experience in the disciplines of general mountaineering, skiing, rock and ice. Skiing must be replaced in “No Ski” countries by winter mountaineering (see 5.15)
>provide a list of at least 35 routes which includes varied mountain routes, ski tours, technical climbs, and other experience carried out over a period of at least three years. During these climbs, the applicant must either have been the rope leader with full responsibility or have been doing alternative leads with shared responsibility
>be in very good physical shape
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