Mountain guide schools: Training future professionals
Have you ever thought about turning your passion for the mountains into a profession? Today we explain how professionals integrate TwoNav into their daily work.
“Mountain guides, more than a job, are a passion. When you help someone climb a mountain, there is nothing better than reaching the summit with them. Expectations are fulfilled. Behind what may seem simple, there is a lot of preparation and planning. Accepting that, if necessary, you must turn back early is something a guide always considers. Experience and preparation ensure this happens as rarely as possible.”
Juan Bazán
High Mountain Guide AEGM (Spanish Association of Mountain Guides) UIAGM (International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations)
Safety in the mountains
The Spanish Association of Mountain Guides (AEGM) provides continuous training for mountain guides. Guides are responsible for the safety of the group they lead.
Every activity begins with Land: the guide searches for the best routes in the area, analyzes the terrain, assesses risks, and adapts the route design to offer safe itineraries according to each client’s experience.
Working with real-time weather information is a key element for safe planning of outdoor activities. Every decision matters. The guide provides a detailed briefing of the route with the most important waypoints and alternative routes.
Then, in the mountains, the GPS guides the team along the planned route, providing timing, elevation gain, and real distances in relation to the planned itinerary. An expert and responsible guide does not just follow tracks; they create them, knowing others will depend on them and will have alternative routes available in case of unforeseen events.
