Cartography
The IFMGA Guide as Cartographer: A Bench at Chamonix
Many alpine guides keep their own private maps. A morning with one of them, in a small flat above the Rue Whymper.
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Guides
What Guides Are Paid: A Survey of Six Mountain Ranges
The day rate of an alpine guide in 2026, compared across six ranges and four certification systems.
Guides
The IFMGA Aspirant Examination, Observed
Three days at the Aiguille du Midi with a cohort of aspirants and the examiners who will pass or fail them.