The freedom that climbing provides and the concentration it requires attracted me as soon as I discovered this discipline. Very quickly climbing became a passion for me. The desire to share this discipline led me to start the Swiss Youth+Sport course. In 2018 I decided to start the climbing guide course to obtain the Federal Certificate. Since 2021 I have participated regularly in Monkeys Connect excursions. Sharing my passion for the mountains with motivated groups is always a pleasure.

Multilingual climbing instructor!

Hi, I’m Guy, an outdoor lover born in the heart of the Swiss alps. Mountain guide and ski instructor, I love to spend time climbing, skiing and hanging around in the mountains. I hope to meet you soon and to have a nice experience with you up there!

If the mountain is often perceived as a place of the extreme, for me it is above all a place of sharing, observation, discovery and wonder. My atypical professional background has enabled me to acquire a large number of technical and relational tools that will allow me to best support you in your future mountain activities. Gardener, educator and mountain guide are the foundations on which I rely. They have allowed me to live until today magnificent human experiences in the Alps as well as beyond our borders. So I say see you soon and in the meantime let’s enjoy life …

Even if I’m not originally from Switzerland but from the French Jura, I’m a real Swiss knife of outdoor activities! After a career in kayak (where I’ve been lucky to compete in the 2004’s Olympic Games), I’ve developed my abilities and have competed at good level in various summer and winter sports such as MTB, x-country skiing, ski mountaineering and trail running, all over the world, getting an amazing amount of experience. I love to explore, travel, discover. As long as I am outside, and especially in the mountains, I’m happy! Since I loved to share these moments, motivate people and teach my knowledge to others, I’ve naturally become a guide in these activities, and my goal is now to convey to you this flame burning for all outdoor activities!

As a child I had the chance of growing up in the mountains of Leysin and spent my time hiking and skiing. After many years of working in the mountain guide office, I decided to turn my passion into my job and to become myself a tour leader. That was the best decision of my life. I will be delighted to let you discover the beauty of the mountain nature and the secrets of the healing flowers. I can transfer my passion in French, German, English and Italian.

With an educational background and work experience in event management, I decided a few years ago to reduce the amount of time spent indoors and dedicate more time to nature by becoming a mountain leader. It has surely been the best decision I’ve made so far. Calling the trails an office and a multiple day trek a business trip generates the most rewarding feeling ever! I love foreign languages, and speak English, French, German and Spanish, so I can help you enjoy our events all over the world.

I am an experienced international mountain leader and all-round outdoor educator. I am also a winter mountaineering and climbing instructor, the highest UK mountaineering qualification and deliver winter/summer CPDs for BAIML trekking guides. After completing 22 years in the British Army, mainly delivering adventure training, I worked as an outdoor trainer in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, France, Germany and the UAE. I still work with the UK military delivering development courses summer and winter. As well as leading treks, I run my own adventure-based company in the foothills of the French Pyrenees: Lesparrou Retreats and Adventures. I live there with my wife Louise, son Jake and two dogs Mir and Storm. I believe there are many beautiful wild places that have lasting memories but it is the people you meet along the way that make them stay in your mind. When not guiding treks, you’ll find me cycling, paddling, skiing, climbing, snowshoeing and listening to music.…loud!

Julien has been hiking, mountaineering, skiing and climbing since he was young. After many years in development aid and humanitarian assistance he set up his own business to offer a friendly and flexible trekking service for those who want to spend more time in the wild. Julien’s love of the outdoors is combined with a belief in the health and mental benefits of a good long walk. Julien grew up in Paris and Burgundy before studying Geography and Political Science in Lyon. He then lived and worked across Asia, North America and the Middle East. From his many years in the international NGO and UN world, Julien has developed a very open and worldly view on life which manifests itself in an ability to get on with people form everywhere and anywhere. Julien knows the Alps very well, having spent much of his time there. He is a certified UIMLA International Mountain Leader and a member of both the Swiss and French Mountain Leader Associations. He lives just outside Geneva.

Since childhood I have always enjoyed being outside and active; climbing trees and jumping ditches. As a graduate in Environmental Sciences, my passion for the mountains was incorporated into my degree dissertation on footpath erosion on the Cuillins of Skye, where I lived in a mountain bothy with 2 geologists for 3 months while exploring this stunning mountain range. Outdoor education took over my career direction in a very organic way as I moved from guided forest walks to teaching navigation and setting up top ropes on mountain crags. I have been incredibly fortunate to have worked all over the world guiding a huge variety of people in many wild and beautiful places; sometimes on the water but now mainly on land. Some of my memorable posts include: outward bound instructing on corporate courses in sea kayaks on the South China Sea ;rain forest trekking with young people on the Tepui of Venezuela and technical leading in the Himalaya on Imja Tse with an all female British Army team. My work now as an international mountain leader combines my 2 greatest pleasures of being in the mountains and looking after people who chose to come with me.

International mountain leader and ski instructor, originally from the Netherlands and based in Klosters.

I was born and and raised at the foot of the alps in eastern Switzerland, but discovered my passion for hiking only later during my studies. Following my fascination for the mountains, I quit my job in an architecture office and completed the training to become a mountain leader - the best decision I could have made! Since then, I share my knowledge and joy for nature on guided hikes all year round. A respectful and sustainable approach towards nature is important to me. Therefore, I also work part-time as a ranger.

Even if I’m not originally from Switzerland but from the French Jura, I’m a real Swiss knife of outdoor activities! After a career in kayak (where I’ve been lucky to compete in the 2004’s Olympic Games), I’ve developed my abilities and have competed at good level in various summer and winter sports such as MTB, x-country skiing, ski mountaineering and trail running, all over the world, getting an amazing amount of experience. I love to explore, travel, discover. As long as I am outside, and especially in the mountains, I’m happy! Since I loved to share these moments, motivate people and teach my knowledge to others, I’ve naturally become a guide in these activities, and my goal is now to convey to you this flame burning for all outdoor activities!

Originally from the Netherlands, my passion for the mountains made me move to the Alps. After spending several winters as a ski instructor in Austria during my studies, I moved to Switzerland to be closer to the peaks I love. For the past three years, I’ve been based in Zurich, though you won’t often find me there on weekends, as I’ll be out ski touring in winter or running trails in summer.

International mountain leader and ski instructor, originally from the Netherlands and based in Klosters.

Hi, I’m Giada, a passionate world traveler, outdoor lover and team LIVE LIFE NOW! I was born in Italy, grew up in different countries across Europe, North & South America, and always wondered where i’d end up eventually. Well, the answer is Switzerland – the alpine state – where I started a serious love affair with Mother Nature and opened my eyes to breathtaking and inspiring views that unravel deeper meaning in my Life. Hike after hike, adventure after adventure, I discovered the most beautiful corners of this country, its mountains, the people, I learned about the culture, I went mountaineering, I took all my friends with me, I slept in mountain huts, I skied in fresh powder snow and I never passed up an opportunity for an adventure. Along the way, I took my Yoga practice always with me and it’s evolved into something more than traditional yoga, it’s become Yogalpina – what I like to think of as elevating the practice to new heights by combining it with different mountaineering activities: hiking, climbing, snowshoeing, skiing… the combination of active outdoor adventure and cultivated inner peace made me realize that this is the key to live in the present. It’s my passion and my privilege to share this with others.

I am Steffi Fiedler, born in 1994 in beautiful Augsburg, certified yoga teacher and M.A. in Journalism. I had my first experiences with Yoga in 2017 – and I was immediately overwhelmed. The positive effect on body and mind is simply indescribable and I could quickly see an incredible amount of change and progress. I became a certified yoga teacher [RYT] in 2020, after attending numerous courses and retreats and finally completing my 200 hours of Teacher Training in Vietnam. I am trained in Hatha, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa yoga, as well as Yoga Nidra. I teach these styles either individually or in combination with each other. Always adapted to the level of the group and in combination with meditation and proper breathing. I have specialized in holistic Yoga Retreats as I am sure: This is the best for your body and your mind and always an incredible shared experience for everyone. To get to know more about what I do feel free to see my website: https://steffisyogastun.de

I was born and raised in Geneva, where I spent most of my time in the wilderness with my parents. That’s where the love for nature and hunter gatherer’s way of life grew. Growing up, I met people who taught me the skills in order to live in the wilderness and they gave me the opportunity to go for a trip in the Yukon territories, Canada where I was able to witness the real bound between humans and Nature. Nowadays it’s important for me to share with oder people what I learned and still learn from the land and my friends.

My name is Mathieu Frommel, I was born and raised in Geneva. Since I’m little child, I’m really passionate about animals and nature. I spent most of my holidays in the small family chalet that is situated in the alps of Wallis where I learned many different things about the wildlife and the forest that surrounded the place. Later, as I graduated my apprenticeship as a “wild animals specialist”, I began practicing some bushcraft skills, hunter & gatherer way of life and experimental archeology. Today, I divide my time between Switzerland, Norway and Canada where I share and experiment my knowledges.

Even if I’m not originally from Switzerland but from the French Jura, I’m a real Swiss knife of outdoor activities! After a career in kayak (where I’ve been lucky to compete in the 2004’s Olympic Games), I’ve developed my abilities and have competed at good level in various summer and winter sports such as MTB, x-country skiing, ski mountaineering and trail running, all over the world, getting an amazing amount of experience. I love to explore, travel, discover. As long as I am outside, and especially in the mountains, I’m happy! Since I loved to share these moments, motivate people and teach my knowledge to others, I’ve naturally become a guide in these activities, and my goal is now to convey to you this flame burning for all outdoor activities!

International mountain guide, canyoning and caving guide.