Mountain Guides & Leaders

Exploring the mountains with a guide at your side is, first and foremost, the best way to seek out the mountains—to find adventure, confront the unknown, or decrypt the secrets of landscape and geology. Your guide will teach you the necessary skills, help you build confidence and, of course, keep you safe. But they are also the key to unlocking the mysteries of an environment as austere as it is magnificent.

Alternately one step ahead of you or right by your side, pushing you to go farther or encouraging you through moments of fatigue, the relationship between guide and client is special and unique. This bond of rare intensity is forged through shared experiences, rooted in adventure, and deepened by a mutual appreciation of nature and heritage.

Mountain guide or mountain leader?

Mountain guides and mountain leaders are two distinct professions, each with its own specialities and areas of expertise. We recommend choosing one or the other based on the activity you wish to pursue:

Guides

• Mountaineering, climbing, via ferrata, alpine hiking, trekking
• Ice climbing
• Ski touring, heli-skiing
• Expeditions
• Avalanche safety training
• Specialized rescue

Mountain Leaders

• Themed or tailor-made hikes
• Wild cooking hikes, herbalism workshop
• Nature discovery for classes or children’s groups
• Trekking: Tour of the Dents du Midi, Valais, and surrounding regions
• Snowshoe hikes
• Group activities, team building

Who should I contact?

The Dents du Midi Guides and Leaders Company assists you in organizing your activity and helps you find the right professional according to your needs.

Below, you’ll find our guides’ contact details and links to their websites. Don’t hesitate to reach out before you embark on your next adventure!

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